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August 13, 2015

CP Rail says it’s ready to move this year’s crop to market

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Researchers study how to extend the growing season MAFRD is looking at how well these oversize cold frames can extend horticultural growing seasons

The company is investing billions to move even more grain as western Canadian production continues to increase

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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senior executive with CP Rail says the company is “well positioned” to move this year’s g ra i n c r o p d e s p i t e re c e n t cutbacks in staff and locomotives.

Grain is, was and will continue to be Canadian Pacific Railway’s biggest cargo, John Brooks, vice-president of sales and marketing for bulk commodities, said in an interview Aug. 6.

And the historic railway founded in 1881 is investing to move even more in the future, he said. “Make no bones about it, grain is king at CP,” he said.

“It is our life-bread. There is nothing we want to do more than move a lot of grain.

“I think we feel pretty good about our handling capacity… to move this new crop.”

See CP Rail on page 7 »

High tunnel production has potential to extend the Manitoba grower’s season, says MAFRD’s fruit crops specialist Anthony Mintenko. He and the provincial vegetable crop specialist are evaluating fruit and vegetable crops for high tunnel production at the AAFC site at Portage la Prairie. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Portage la Prairie

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production system that extends the growing season, offers growers a competitive edge in the marketplace and potential to make more money sounds mighty tempting.

That’s why fruit and vegetable growers were out in large numbers at Hort Diagnostic Days in late July to hear more about construction of high tunnels.

This is the first year a variety of fruits and vegetables has been planted in the high tunnel built in 2014 at the Agriculture Agri-Food

Canada location in Portage la Prairie.

Growers are keen to hear what Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) specialists are learning.

High tunnel production is commonplace in other parts of Canada and in northern and central U.S. where nearly every type of fruit and vegetable is now grown, even tree fruits.

MAFRD staff are researching how high tunnels work in Manitoba growing conditions.

“We have a lot of recommendations from other places like Minnesota and Ontario about what to grow in a high tunnel but nothing for under Manitoba conditions,” said fruit

crop specialist Anthony Mintenko, who is evaluating day-neutral strawberries, early-season June-bearing strawberries, fall-bearing raspberries and blackberries at one end of the 100x15x7.5-foot tunnel. Provincial vegetable specialist Tom Gonsalves is experimenting with vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers at the other.

High tunnels are like greenhouses, except they don’t have a double layer of poly, and no permanent heat or electricity. But they have a similar function — they keep cold out and, conversely, heat in.

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COOL: U.S. challenges Canada’s claim» PAGE 3

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INSIDE

Did you know?

LIVESTOCK

Why the long face?

Rotational grazing

Horses and humans share facial expressions

Field days show farmers how to get started

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CROPS Protecting the brand Customer complaints prompt a shuffling of CWRS varieties

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FEATURE Agricultural Hall of Fame Harry Airey of Rivers is known for his “let’s get it done” attitude

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CROSSROADS When families gather Summer is reunion time on the farm

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orses share some surprisingly similar facial expressions to humans and chimps, according to new University of Sussex research.

Mammal communication researchers have shown that, like humans, horses use muscles underlying various facial features — including their nostrils, lips and eyes — to alter their facial expressions in a variety of social situations.

The findings, published in PLOS ONE Aug. 5 suggest evolutionary parallels in different species in how the face is used for communication.

The study builds on previous research showing that cues from the face are important for horses to communicate, by developing an objective coding system to identify different individual facial expressions on the basis of underlying muscle movement.

The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS), as devised by the Sussex team in collaboration with researchers at the University of Portsmouth and Duquesne University, identified 17 “action units” (discrete facial movements) in horses. This compares with 27 in humans, 13 in chimps and 16 in dogs.

“Horses are predominantly visual animals, with eyesight that’s better than domestic cats and dogs, yet their use of facial expressions has been largely overlooked,” said the study’s co-lead author, doctoral researcher Jennifer Wathan. “What surprised us was the rich repertoire of complex facial movements in horses, and how many of them are similar to humans.

“Despite the differences in face structure between horses and humans, we were able to identify some similar expressions in relation to movements of the lips and eyes.

“It was previously thought that, in terms of other species, the farther away an animal was from humans, the more rudimentary their use

Horses use similar facial muscles to humans, suggesting an evolutionary parallel in how horses and humans use the face to communicate. Photo: Jennifer Wathan

of facial expressions would be,” said co-lead author Professor Karen McComb.

“Through the development of EquiFACS, however, it’s apparent that horses, with their complex and fluid social systems, also have an extensive range of facial movements and share many of these with humans and other animals.”

She added that a systematic way of recording facial expressions would have a wide range of applications, including better information for veterinarians and improved animal welfare practices.

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Hometown artist William Kurelek honoured near Stonewall Few know the world-famous artist grew up on a dairy farm near the community north of Winnipeg

BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff / Stonewall

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ome know a great artist grew up on a farm near here and was inspired by the Interlake landscape around them.

But not many.

Later this month, a small local citizens’ group hopes to begin to change that by unveiling a monument dedicated to Canadian artist William Kurelek. The site is at the corner of Highway 7 and 67 east of Stonewall.

“He was raised a mile and a half from this site,” says Doug Pickell, chair of the Stonewall-Rockwood Kurelek Tribute Citizens Committee.

“He’s a world-renowned artist, yet virtually unknown in the area where he grew up. That was the inspiration for the monument.”

His famous “Manitoba Party” painting — of a festive feast in a tent — actually took place on a nearby farm too. The granite and limestone, cement and steel monument has been designed to look like that tent.

That has a very personal meaning to Barry Tomyk. Their family’s farm is where two actual parties took place that provided the inspiration for Kurelek to paint “Manitoba Party.”

“It’s very personal to us,” he said. “He drew the ‘Manitoba Party’ from memory of two parties which took place on the Tomyk farm. One of them was my mom and dad’s wedding.”

Their farm has signage with the “Manitoba Party” depicted on it, he added.

William Kurelek, often called Canada’s Van Gogh, moved as a youngster from Alberta with his family to the next-door dairy farm in 1934. He produced a vast volume of work over his lifetime and is widely known for his observations of culture, community and family life, often depicted with deep moral or religious messages. His work, depicted in series like “Big Lonely” and “A Prairie Boy’s Winter” are also intimate accounts of rural life and landscape.

Tomyk says he sees so much of the Interlake in Kurelek’s paintings and even knows some of the precise locations that inspired the artist. He drove him around in the early 1960s, when he returned to Manitoba to take photos and sketch locales used later in his paintings.

“He needed someone to drive him around. I took him to all the familiar spots that he could remember back in his younger years,” Tomyk recalls. “I look at the pictures and I think, ‘that brings back

Merle Tomyk, secretary treasurer and Doug Pickell, chair of the Stonewall-Rockwood Kurelek Tribute Citizens Committee hold a calendar with “The Manitoba Party” painting of William Kurelek. Their committee will unveil a monument in honour of William Kurelek August 23. The monument was designed to look like the tent in the painting. PHOTO: LORRAINE STEVENSON

old memories,’” he said. “Plus, out in the country, I know exactly where he was for some of those paintings.”

Yet knowledgeable as some, like Tomyk are, with Kurelek’s life and art, many around here don’t know anything about him, let alone that he grew up here. A casual kitchen table chat among rural neighbours a few years back convinced a few of them to change that, says Pickell.

“At that time we said, ‘we could build a monument to him and somehow build the ‘Manitoba Party’ into it,” he said. The idea stayed on the backburner until the RM of Rockwood and Stonewall got permission from Suncor Energy to establish a park on a site at the highway intersection once occupied by a gas station.

“Then we realized this would be the ideal location for a tribute to Kurelek,” said Pickell. “We formed an informal little committee, came up with the design, got an engineer drawing, and got to work.”

They’re excited about the prospect of

others becoming familiar with Kurelek’s art.

“He always called this area his spiritual home, this landscape and the people here,” said Pickell, adding those familiar with the artist’s life are also inspired by how he overcame depression.

“He suffered tremendously from depression,” he said. “But he worked through that.

“I think people who know William Kurelek are inspired by his personal story and his personal journey. It’s a fulfilling experience to understand his art.”

On August 23 at 2 p.m. the public is invited to attend a dedication ceremony where dignitaries and members of Kurelek’s family are expected to attend.

There will also be a special Ukrainian dinner following the dedication, and a limited number of tickets are available by contacting 204-467-8504 or 204-467-8446.

At that time a U.S. film crew will also be sharing excerpts of a movie it’s producing about Kurelek’s life.

“He’s a world-renowned artist yet virtually unknown in the area that he grew up. That was the inspiration for the monument.”

Doug Pickell

The $35,000 monument was funded by donations from the town of Stonewall, RM, provincial and federal governments, as well as the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko.

Residents have also donated cash and funds from promotional 16-month calendars depicting Kurelek’s art which remain on sale at the local municipal offices. lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

U.S. scoffs at Canadian and Mexico claims of COOL damage Canadian officials are standing by their claims of $3 billion in damages

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

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he office of the United States Trade Representative is scoffing at Canadian claims of more than $3 billion in damage annually to its beef and pork producers from the country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program.

The figure is more like US$43.2 million a year, the USTR says in a submission to the World Trade Organization in advance of next month’s hearing into the amount of retaliatory tariffs Canada and

Mexico should be able to levy on American food and consumer goods in response to COOL. The USTR claim about minimal damages drew a quick rebuke from Agriculture Canada. “In all previous rulings, the WTO has found Canada’s economic analysis regarding COOL to be robust.

Our analysis was quantified

by Daniel Sumner, a worldrenowned specialist in agricultural economics.”

It noted that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz had been clear in expressing Canada’s demand that COOL must be terminated. “The chief econ-

omist for the United States Department of Agriculture has stated that COOL is costing the American industry alone some US$2.6 billion annually. Canada is confident in our assessment that COOL is causing more than $3 billion in annual damages to the Canadian cattle and hog industry.”

“Our government’s position remains unchanged,” Ritz said. “The only way for the United States to avoid billions in retaliation by late summer is to ensure legislation repealing COOL passes the Senate and is signed by the president.”

The hearing Sept. 15-16 in Geneva is expected to proceed because the U.S. Senate is balking at abolishing or reforming COOL to meet the finding of the WTO final decision issued in May that COOL violates international trade rules. Legislation repealing COOL would have to be passed before this month’s congressional recess. Instead a small group of senators is trying to win approval for a modified plan, which Canada had dismissed as irrelevant and misleading.

Ji m L a w s, h e a d o f t h e Canadian Meat Council, noted that the U.S. has argued in

four previous WTO hearings that its legislation is WTO compliant, and it has lost.

“The U.S. track record on this subject so far speaks for itself.”

In its submission, the USTR says Canada and Mexico have made fundamental legal errors and numerous flaws and erroneous assumptions in developing their damage claims.

The Canadian duty list will include beef, pork, apples, rice, corn, maple syrup, wine, jewelry, wooden furniture and mattresses. Ritz says Canada will aim its tariffs to goods coming from states whose senators opposed ending COOL.

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OPINION/EDITORIAL

The $2.9-billion divide

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t’s no secret that Canadian livestock groups and the federal government would like nothing better than to see the U.S. surrender and repeal its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) scheme.

It appears, however, that those efforts are bogged down once again.

Firstly, we’re in the midst of a federal election campaign. Even if the Harper government gets the go-ahead to start Laura Rance imposing retaliatory duties to the tune Editor of $3 billion on imported American goods, it is an uneasy fit with the goal of wooing voters.

As well, the U.S. has sought an arbitration panel ruling on the level of punitive sanctions Canada is proposing to impose.

Not surprisingly, the U.S. view of how much damage COOL has done to the Canadian pork and beef sectors differs from Canada’s.

Canada is arguing for the ability to impose sanctions on imported U.S. goods in the order of just over $3 billion. The U.S. is suggesting a more appropriate figure for retaliation measures is $43.22 million.

The $2.9-billion discrepancy comes down to the different methods each side used to determine how much damage is being done.

The Canadian submission looked at the difference between the U.S. and imported livestock prices and trade flows. The U.S. used a model that analyzed how trade flows would differ if COOL was withdrawn against a 2014 baseline that factors in external influences.

It will be up to the arbitration panel to decide which methodology is the right one.

It’s notable that based on the way this has gone in determining whether COOL is trade distorting, the odds are decidedly in Canada’s favour. But assessing how much damage it has caused is a complex question. The USTR argues that it can’t be calculated solely on price differences and trade flows because there are a host of other factors that may have also influenced markets during the time COOL has been in force.

Those factors could include the effects of the recession, the ongoing downward trend in beef consumption, weather shocks such as the 2012 drought, and disease outbreaks such as PEDv. They could also include changes in fuel costs, exchange rates and unemployment or changes in biofuel policies that affect the demand for feed grains.

Canada wants compensation for export revenue losses, which the U.S. says it has set unrealistically high at US$1.61 billion annually, considering Canada’s total export value for affected livestock in 2014 was US$1.744 billion.

In other words, “Canada claims the value of its exports would increase 92 per cent if the United States came into compliance. Mexico makes similar claims,” the USTR says.

“On its face, neither the Canadian or Mexico’s estimate of trade effects appear to be based on the market realities of trade in the North American livestock and meat markets. They each claim the potential for massive growth, which, taken together, would expand U.S. imports by 74 per cent.”

Canada is also claiming compensation for domestic price suppression losses, which the USTR says are not sanctionable under the WTO. According to those rules, as well as previous arbitration rulings, trade sanctions can only be calculated based on the value of lost trade, not the effect on domestic prices.

As well, while implementing COOL caused high costs to the industry at the beginning, those costs would have diminished over time. Further, the U.S. says “the United States does not consider “full repeal” as advocated by Mexico and Canada to be the only available option for compliance.”

In that vein, although the U.S. House of Representatives has already passed a bill to repeal the law, the U.S. Senate is currently considering a bill that would establish a voluntary COOL scheme.

The logic behind this initiative is that times have changed in the food business since COOL was first made into law.

Consumers are much more vocal about their right to know where their food is coming from and how it has been produced and handled. As a result, more companies are opting for a fully traceable value chain as part of their marketing strategy.

Those who follow this page will have noticed we’ve been critical of the Canadian fight to have COOL quashed. We don’t argue that it isn’t trade distorting, but we’ve taken the position that the money spent fighting it would have been better spent on a branding program that establishes Canadian meat as a premium product in grocery stores where ever they may be, instead of fighting for the right to blend in with everyone else.

We’ve also suggested that seeking compensation, rather than a repeal of COOL, might be a good way to fund such a program.

If the USTR position wins out, Canada’s victory in the COOL fight may prove to be a hollow one indeed. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Pitch perfect elections From a Duke University Release Durham, N.C.

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new study by researchers at the University of Miami and Duke University shows that policy statements may be less important than a deep voice for candidates hoping to win voters’ support in this year’s federal election.

The researchers say our love for leaders with lower-pitched voices may harken back to “caveman instincts” that associate leadership ability with physical prowess more than wisdom and experience.

“Modern-day political leadership is more about competing ideologies than brute force,” said study co-author Casey Klofstad, associate professor of political science at Miami. “But at some earlier time in human history it probably paid off to have a literally strong leader.”

Part of a larger field of research aimed at understanding how unconscious biases nudge voters towards one candidate or another, the findings were released in PLOS ONE journal Aug. 7.

The results are consistent with a previous study

by Klofstad and colleagues which also found that candidates with deeper voices get more votes.

The researchers found that a deep voice conveys greater physical strength, competence and integrity. The findings held up for female candidates, too.

The question that remained was: why?

Men and women with lower-pitched voices generally have higher testosterone, and are physically stronger and more aggressive.

What was difficult to explain, however, was what physical strength has to do with leadership in the modern age, or why people with deeper voices should be considered intrinsically more competent, or having greater integrity.

That got them thinking, maybe our love for lower-pitched voices makes sense because it

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favours candidates who are older and thus wiser and more experienced.

To test the idea, Klofstad and biologists Rindy Anderson and Steve Nowicki of Duke conducted two experiments.

Eight hundred volunteers completed an online questionnaire with information about the age and sex of two hypothetical candidates and indicated who they would vote for.

The candidates ranged in age from 30 to 70, but those in their 40s and 50s were most likely to win.

“That’s when leaders are not so young that they’re too inexperienced, but not so old that their health is starting to decline or they’re no longer capable of active leadership,” Klofstad said.

“Lo and behold, it also happens to be the time in life when people’s voices reach their lowest pitch,” Klofstad said.

Researchers then asked 400 men and 403 women to listen to pairs of recorded voices saying, “I urge you to vote for me this November.”

Each paired recording was based on one person, whose voice pitch was then altered up and down with computer software.

Voters were asked which voice seemed stronger, more competent and older, and who they would vote for if they were running against each other in an election.

The deeper-voiced candidates won 60 to 76 per cent of the votes. But when the researchers analyzed the voters’ perceptions of the candidates, they were surprised to find that strength and competence mattered more than age.

Whether candidates with lower voices are actually more capable leaders in the modern world is still unclear, they say.

“Becoming more aware of the biases influencing our behaviour at the polls may help us control them or counteract them if they’re indeed leading us to make poor choices,” Klofstad said.

August 1927

his ad appeared in the August 1927 issue of The Scoop Shovel, the Co-operator’s predecessor publication. This portable wheat elevator was offered as an economical alternative to a country elevator at a small shipping point, and “Receive(s) from the wagon, cleans, removes dockage and loads into a railroad car or tank at 300 bushels per hour.”

For those who did want to deliver to an elevator, it was reported that after two years of operation, Manitoba Pool locals had decided to accept grain from non-Pool members. Pool members (who had signed a contract pledging their total production for five years) were reminded that this provision also covered any leftover bags of seed grain.

Manitoba Pool also reported that its library now contained about 1,300 volumes, of which about 500 were on sociology, politics and economics. “We have found these to be the subjects most in demand by our members,” said the article, but there were also books on other subjects including “practically every book in the English language on co-operation and the co-operative movement.” In the previous winter, about 300 members had used the library, which paid postage both ways.

The Pool also announced that its noon broadcasts on radio station CKY would now be delivered directly from a microphone in the Pool office.

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COMMENT/FEEDBACK

Farmers fight false information about supply management

It is a myth to suggest that consumer prices would fall if supply management was dismantled • Even in Canberra, Australia’s capital, 30 eggs cost $6.69 CAD while, at the same time, they cost $5.99 in Ottawa.

• P resuming and promising lower prices prematurely assumes that retailers will pass on lower prices to consumers.

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or months, Canadian farmers have endured a concerted attack on the system that brings Canadians the dairy, poultry and egg products they trust.

Farmers would like an opportunity to address these myths.

Supply management helps food safety systems work

Supply management does not raise prices for consumers

Canadian farmers are known worldwide for their stringent food safety systems. Not all farmers outside of Canada adhere to the same standards.

Dairy, poultry and egg farmers are obligated to follow strict on-farm programs that ensure that the highest on-farm standards are followed, from food safety to biosecurity — and supply management allows them to be enforced.

We do not set retail prices. Retailers and restaurants charge what they feel the market will bear. They set the price for food — and for everything else — for many reasons that have nothing to do with how much t h e f a r m e r re c e i ve s, i n c l u d i n g retailer competition, brand positioning, cost of competing items and specials to get consumers in the store.

Supply management is risk management

Despite that: • C hicken is currently the least expensive meat protein. Over the last two years, the price of chicken has risen by only three per cent, compared to over 20 per cent for other meats, freely traded at that.

• A Nielsen study showed that in 2014, consumers paid an average of $1.30/litre for fresh milk in Canada, as compared with $1.83 in New Zealand, $1.81 in France, $1.15 in the U.S., $1.19 in Germany, and $2.35 in China.

• T he average annual retail price for whole frozen turkeys in Canada over the last 15 years was $2.92 per kg, versus $3.34 per kg in the United States; sometimes a little higher — more often lower, but not ever wildly out of range with the U.S. • You can buy a dozen eggs, the most complete protein source available for less than the price of a latte.

The biggest determinant of how much we pay for dairy, poultry and egg products isn’t supply management — it’s where and when we shop.

Supply management is not blocking the TPP

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rules, and preserved supply management. This is a successful negotiating formula and we are confident that the government will be able to do it again at the TPP. It works because Canada is already the sixth-largest importer of agrifood products and first on a per capita basis; we don’t need to take any lessons on market access from other countries.

Ever y single countr y involved in the TPP has something that it wants to keep. The United States, for example, has a long history of restrictive import protection in the sugar and dairy industries; Japan has a long history of protecting the rice sector; and New Zealand has always vigorously defended its pharmaceutical program.

Canada isn’t a closed market Canada is an important market for countries the world over — even for supply-managed products. Canada imports more chicken, for example, than six of the TPP countries (including the U.S.) combined.

What’s ironic is that New Zealand and Australia, the media darlings of international trade, whom we are encouraged to emulate, import no chicken.

Supply management makes a difference to Canada’s economy • 16,667 farmers • 332,006 total jobs • $11.3 billion in farm cash receipts • $27.5 billion to Canada’s GDP • $6.4 billion in taxes

Supply management is not subsidized

Dismantling supply management will not lower consumer prices

Canada’s dairy, poultry and egg industries receive no government subsidies, unlike other agricultural sectors. In countries without supply management (and even here in Canada), other sectors are heavily subsidized.

Consumers pay twice for most food, once through their taxes (whether they buy it or not), and again at the grocery counter. With dairy, poultry and egg products, you only pay for it if you buy it.

In countries where supply management has been dismantled, such as Australia and New Zealand, prices have actually gone up for consumers, while revenue for farmers has gone down or stayed the same.

• T he average domestic price for two litres of milk in New Zealand jumped 11.3 per cent from May 2013 to May 2015, despite being a major milk exporter, and having one of the lowest costs of production in the world.

The future of agriculture Although I appreciate Cam Dahl’s enthusiasm for agriculture in “Ag’s best days are ahead,” Manitoba Co-operator ( July 30) I’d be more inclined to follow his logic if he had taken a clear-eyed look at the horizon first. Yes, the best days for ag are ahead because consumers are choosing local farmers to grow their food — in droves. Why? Not only due to the taste, freshness and purity, but also because they are choosing a sustainable system — one small bite at a time. The most powerful factor we as farmers accommodate every day is the weather. Our weather is changing dramatically —

on every horizon. We’re well advised to tune our research away from monoculture and toward layered farming — both to mitigate risk and to produce more food per acre.

I’m pleased Canada is a member of Climate Smart Agriculture, which is a global effort to develop “the technical, policy and investment conditions to achieve sustainable agricultural development for food security under climate change.” Research is one thing.

Giving access to land and control, as Via Campesina advocates, to small farmers and indigenous peoples as being critical to addressing the climate crisis, is another.

Supply-managed farmers are able to avoid bust periods that can happen for reasons like animal disease (both domestic and international), which often force other farm sectors to use government support programs and subsidies in order to ride out the storm.

In a recent interview, Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal, credited supply management for saving rural Ontario from “total collapse” during an outbreak of BSE — because stable revenues from one sector allowed all the other businesses that serve farmers to ride out the downturn.

There are more than 1,000 egg farms in Canada in all parts of the country with an average flock size of about 23,000 compared to about 200 farms in the U.S. concentrated mainly in a few states with an average flock size of 1.5 million. Thanks to supply management, which has assured the stability of the family farm, when a crisis like high pathogenic avian influenza hits in Canada, farmers can contain, mitigate and buffer Canadian consumers and protect our animals, without the uncertainty of relying on imports.

Get the facts Farmers are growing increasingly concerned about having their industries misrepresented in certain media. It’s time that people had the facts — or at the very least, the other side of the story.

The Marquis wheat development process is worthy of highlighting, as Mr. Dahl does. Both because of the fine work of Dr. Saunders, and because his research was funded by the Canadian public. The results therefore were used for the benefit of all. As he says, “it is a symbol of what agriculture research will accomplish again — if society lets it happen.” Or rather, makes it happen, by choosing leaders who want it to happen.

David M. Neufeld and Magdalene Andres Boissevain, Man.

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FROM PAGE ONE Researchers Continued from page 1

Planting your fruits or vegetables in them can get you to the market in spring earlier and continue to supply customers well into fall, said Mintenko.

Au g u s t a n d Se p t e m b e r is pr ime far mers’ market season, so any fruit crop that can keep producing at that time is bound to be in demand. But right now commercial production of lateseason crops like fall-bearing raspberries is typically not feasible in Manitoba. The nights are too cool and early frosts kill them off.

“We’re trying to see if we can change that with high tunnel production, and make it profitable,” said Mintenko.

A handout to growers at the workshop noted that comparing Minnesota yields to the same-size tunnel production in Manitoba, it’s anticipated that three 100-foot rows of raspberries could produce a total yield of 320 lbs. If sold at $4.50 per pint, that could bring a grower a gross revenue of $2,880 a year.

They’re also evaluating the potential for a summer-bearing yellow raspberry that in field conditions can produce a second crop later in the season if grown under warm conditions.

Other advantages of high tunnel fruit production include reduced risk of fruit rot and more uniform yields.

The high tunnel at Portage la Prairie cost about $5,000 to build, with the added side venting and a drip-irrigation system pushing the total capital cost to $8,000. The side

“We have a lot of recommendations from other places like Minnesota and Ontario about what to grow in a high tunnel but nothing for under Manitoba conditions.”

Anthony Mintenko

venting is needed because most fruit crops shut down when temperatures rise over 30 C. “It is a relatively cheap design, and doesn’t have the headroom of a lot of tunnels,” said Tom Gonsalves.

But that’s a capital cost you can expect to fairly quickly recoup with if you grow highdemand crops that produce well in its warmer conditions, he said.

They’re noting a summer day difference of 5 C higher in the tunnel compared to outdoors.

There was an average of a .8 C difference in temperature noted during the winter. “ Which is not a lot but it could be as much as 5 C higher on a winter day,” he added.

He plans to plant kale in September and again early next spring because “kale is a crop where, if there’s any heat at all, it’s going to grow.”

That also means successful high tunnel production takes more than merely building one and moving varieties you’ve typically grown outside into it.

There are varieties of vegetables specifically bred for high tunnel production and these typically do very well in these higher-temperature conditions, he added.

“Most multinational seed companies have varieties of the common crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and cool-season lettuces and spinach that have been bred specifically for high tunnel use,” he said. On July 26 it was 34.6 C. “A lot of varieties would have trouble at that temperature, he said. “But at 34.6 C all the cucumbers did was grow faster.

By then they’d already harvested cucumbers too.

“We picked the first cucumber July 10 in this tunnel,” he added.

Waldo Thiessen, executive director of the Prairie Fruit Growers Association in Manitoba calls the research an fundamental support to growers supplying farmers’ markets and other consumer-direct markets.

“I think there’s great potential in it,” he said, adding he’d be seriously considering constructing one on his own farm if he was a bit younger.

He hopes to see the research yield good data so more growers in this province can confidently start to use high tunnels to extend their growing season.

“Manitoba is behind on this.

Ontario is way ahead of us and down in the eastern U.S. they’re extending their season and taking advantage of higher prices and higher yields because they can protect their plants from the elements.” lorraine@fbcpublishing.com

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Farm groups watching drone consultations Transport Canada is proposing to amend the regulations

BY ALEX BINKLEY Co-operator contributor

F

arm organizations are tracking consultations launched by Transport Canada on amendments it has proposed to the regulations governing the operation of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

Known more commonly as drones and readily available in hobby shops and online, UAVs have exploded in popularity with those who fly the smallengine, helicopter-like devices for fun. They can carry small cameras that relay visuals back to the operator.

In recent years, they have found many commercial uses.

They are a simple way for farmers to monitor crop conditions and livestock in pastures. Many other industries are employing them.

Both the Canadian Federation o f A g r i c u l t u re a n d G r a i n Growers of Canada are watching the consultations although neither has yet adopted an official policy on any rules on their operation. The Transport Canada background document cites agriculture survey companies as among the expanded list of users of the technology.

Under the current rules, a UAV that weighs less than 35 kg and is used for recreational purposes doesn’t require any government permission to fly.

The proposed regulations would apply to UAVs weighing 25 kg or less and operated within visual line of sight. For heavier UAVs or those used in more complex operations, Transport Canada says it will continue to require all users to have Special Flight Operations Certificates.

Transport Canada says it issued 1,672 SFOCs for UAVs in 2014, up from 345 in 2012. It’s that rapid growth in use that has the department looking for rules to keep the drones from becoming a hazard to aircraft and structures.

Its regulations are aimed at addressing “the growing popularity and economic importance of UAVs and integrate them safely into Canadian airspace.” Among its proposals are new flight rules, aircraft marking and registration requirements, knowledge test-

ing, minimum age limits, and pilot permits for certain UAV operators.”

The consultations across the country will run into the fall, although with the federal election Oct. 19, it will likely be into the fall or next year before anything comes of them. The proposed regulations will eventually be published in the Canada Gazette, which will open them to comments from any interested groups or individuals.

Even if a certificate isn’t required, drone operators are responsible for flying safely and legally, the department says. “You must follow the rules set out in the Canadian Aviation Regulations, respect the Criminal Code as well as all municipal, provincial, and territorial laws related to trespassing and privacy.”

There are simple dos and don’ts. “Do fly your aircraft during daylight and in good weather (not in clouds or fog).

Keep your aircraft in sight, where you can see it with your own eyes – not only through an onboard camera, monitor or smartphone. Make sure your aircraft is safe for flight before takeoff.”

The operator should make sure the batteries are fully charged and that it’s not too cold to fly,” the department adds. “Know if you need permission to fly and when to apply for an SFOC. Respect the privacy of others — avoid flying over private property or taking photos or videos without permission.”

The don’ts include not flying closer than nine km from any airport, heliport, or aerodrome, higher than 90 metres from above the ground, closer than 150 metres from people, animals, buildings, structures, or vehicles.”

As well, in populated areas, stay away from “large groups of people, including sporting events, concerts, festivals, firework shows and moving vehicles. Avoid highways, bridges, busy streets or anywhere you could endanger or distract drivers.”

An operator should also fly clear from “restricted airspace, including near or over military bases, prisons, forest fires and anywhere you may interfere with first responders.”

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CP Rail Continued from page 1

That’s welcome news to the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), which represents the West’s main grain companies, but the association is uneasy, said executive director Wade Sobkowich. CP Rail is cutting 300 employees and idling 20 per cent of its locomotives and cars due to a drop in business, chief operating officer Keith Creel told reporters last month.

“We’re just a month away from the highest-demand months (for cars) and we see information that CP is cutting back on crews, cars and locomotives,” Sobkowich said. “That doesn’t fit.

“On the surface it looks like rail services are being removed not added to.”

When asked later about CP’s cuts, Brooks responded in an email the railway is “well positioned” to move this year’s crop, which is expected to be about average in size.

The WGEA doesn’t want a repeat of the 2013-14 crop year when grain shipments fell so far behind the federal government ordered the railways to ship minimum volumes or be fined.

University of Saskatchewan agricultural economist Richard Gray estimates the gap between port and inland grain prices due to the backlog cost farmers around $5 billion over two crop years.

The railways blamed a record 77-million-tonne crop and bad winter weather. Farmers and the WGEA accused the railways of not investing in surge capacity knowing grain was captive and therefore would move when the railways got to it.

In the 2014-15 crop year that ended July 31 CP Rail moved a record 27.85 million tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products from Western Canada. And the company is investing to move more, Brooks said.

Over the next three to five years the railway plans to double its capacity on two of its major corridors — Winnipeg to Edmonton and Moose Jaw to Minneapolis-St. Paul — in anticipation of increasing western Canadian grain production, especially if corn spreads west. It will do it by running more trains, longer trains and at higher speeds with innovations such as central traffic control, which schedules trains to maximize throughput, investing in heavier steel rails, newer ties, more and longer sidings and buying bigger hopper cars.

“It’s all these components that give you a big lift in capacity,” Brooks said.

It takes 100 trains with 112, 90-tonne cars to move one million tonnes of grain, Brooks said.

Haul 134 cars and it takes 83 trains. If the cars hold 100 tonnes instead of 90 it drops to 75.

“That’s our model at Canadian Pacific,” Brooks said.

“That should translate into growth for the shippers and hopefully benefit producers.”

CP Rail is also communicating better with shippers and farmers “so we know what to move and know what the expectations are.”

Last crop year CP Rail used “dedicated trains” to haul most of its grain. Grain companies and CP Rail agree up front how many trains the company will receive over an entire crop year.

The company then knows how much grain it can sell.

“If you talk to the shippers I think it has been a big success,” Brooks said.

“Make no bones about it, grain is king at CP. It is our life-bread. There is nothing we want to do more than move a lot of grain.”

John Brooks

And there’s more. New country elevators on CP lines are expected to load a minimum of 134-car trains, up from 100 or 112, while existing terminals will be encouraged to expand car spots. New elevators will load cars faster so CP can leave its locomotives running and move out quicker.

“We’re working with all the major grain shippers… to really look at our origin infrastructure… to develop facilities capable of loading fast, dumping trucks fast from producers…”

This year CP Rail will spend $1.5 billion on its network.

That’s probably more than any other railway, according to Brooks. About 21 per cent of

the money is regular maintenance, but the rest is aimed at increasing capacity.

Vancouver is a world-class port, but it’s congested, Brooks said. CP Rail is working with port terminals to be more efficient In the 2014-15 crop year that ended July 31, CP Rail unloaded a record 148,000 cars of grain and grain products in Vancouver, he said.

“That wouldn’t happen if we weren’t working closely with the shippers to get it done.”

CP Rail’s unloads at Thunder Bay were the second highest on record, he added.

CP Rail, which also operates in the United States, wants to run its grain operations as one unit, which could see more grain moving both ways.

“I think there is an opportunity to create more value for Canadian Pacific grain through opening up more market options,” Brooks said.

“The more people bidding and the more market optionality creates more value… that’s funnelling back to the grain companies… the producer and of course I want a little bit too.” allan@fbcpublishing.com

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Russian ‘food crematoria’ provoke outrage amid crisis, famine memories Images of zealous officials throwing imported bacon into a furnace are being denounced

BY GABRIELA BACZYNSKA Moscow / Reuters

R

ussian government plans for mass destruction of banned western food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remain of famine during Soviet times.

Even some Kremlin allies are expressing shock at the i d e a o f “f o o d c re m a t o r i a” while one or thodox pr iest has denounced the campaign, which officially began Aug. 6, as insane and sinful.

However, the authorities are determined to press on with d e s t roy i n g i l l e g a l i m p o r t s t h e y c o n s i d e r “a s e c u r i t y threat.”

Russian TV showed a small mountain of illegally imported European cheese being bulldozed while even before the official start, zealous workers threw boxes of European bacon into an incinerator.

Moscow banned many western food imports last year in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union and other of their allies during the confrontation over Ukraine. But now many Russians say the government has lost sight of the everyday struggles faced by ordinary citizens.

Mo re t h a n 2 6 7 , 0 0 0 p e o ple have backed an online petition on Change.org, an inter national website that hosts campaigns, calling on President Vladimir Putin to revoke the decision and hand the food to people in need.

“Sanctions have led to a major growth in food prices on Russian shelves. Russian pensioners, veterans, large families, the disabled and other needy social groups were forced to greatly restrict

A broken head of cheese is seen on the ground as illegally imported food falling under restrictions is destroyed in Belgorod region, Russia, August 6, 2015. Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned western food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remain of famine during Soviet times. Photo: REUTERS/Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance in Belgorod region/Handout via Reuters

their diets, right up to starvation,” it says. “If you can just eat these products, why destroy them?”

With annual food price inflation running at over 20 per cent, public indignation has been deepened by Russian media reports that the Agriculture Ministry was t e n d e r i n g t o b u y “m o b i l e food crematoria” to speed up the destruction. Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev declined to comment on Wednesday.

Putin’s decree ordering the food to be destroyed entered

“Sanctions have led to a major growth in food prices on Russian shelves. Russian pensioners, veterans, large families, the disabled and other needy social groups were forced to greatly restrict their diets, right up to starvation. If you can just eat these products, why destroy them?” online petition on Change.org

into force Aug. 6. It does not specify methods but says the process should be carried out

“by any available means” and v i d e o t a p e d , a p p a re n t l y t o prevent corrupt officials from

simply helping themselves and holding a feast.

How much food has evaded t h e e m b a r g o i s u n c l e a r, but considerable quantities appear to have slipped through the net by various routes, including via Belarus.

The ban, currently in place until Aug. 5, 2016, covers a wide range of imports including pork, beef, poultry, fish and seafood, milk and dairy products, fruits, vegetables and nuts. It applies to food from the United States, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

Black Sea exports target Asian customers Australia is hampered by high domestic transportation costs and aging infrastructure

BY COLIN PACKHAM Melbourne / Reuters

A

ustralian wheat produce r s are losing market share in Indonesia, its single largest customer and the world’s secondbiggest wheat importer, as rivals from the Black Sea take advantage of a bumper crop and lower transport costs to undercut prices.

Australia, which sold $1.19 billion ($870 million) of wheat to Indonesia in 2014-15, has traditionally supplied around 60 per cent of its near neighbour’s imports due to a freight advantage and the reliability of its quality and supply.

But Russia and Ukraine, which grow more than three times as much wheat as Australia, are aggressively marketing at lower prices, putting a spotlight on Australia’s higher output costs and aging rail network.

Rated as the world’s most expensive countr y to produce wheat, Australia has already lost market share in the Middle East to the Black Sea region and the challenge has shifted to its backyard.

“It is now cheaper to ship a tonne of wheat from Odessa into Indonesia than it is for us to send a shipment from just west of Swan Hill to our facility in Geelong,” said Mark Palmquist, managing director and chief executive of grain handler GrainCorp Ltd. The 370-km (230-mile) inland journey in the southern state of Victoria compares with an 11,500-km (7,150mile) 20-day sea voyage from the Black Sea to Jakarta. Australian wheat then faces shipping costs for the 3,000-km journey to Indonesia.

Black Sea wheat is being sold at prices as low as $210 a tonne, traders said, more than $30 cheaper than Australian supplies.

T h e d i s c o u n t i n p a r t re f l e c t s strong production in Ukraine and Russia, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates j u m p e d m o re t h a n 1 3 p e r c e n t to nearly 84 million tonnes last season.

Black Sea wheat expor ts have increased after Russia removed a ban on shipments related to earlier sanctions against it, and have so far been unaffected by tensions with Ukraine.

Further expansion is underway, helped by an improvement in yields, with Australia’s chief commodity forecaster tipping grain production in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan to roughly double to 200 million tonnes by 2019.

At the same time Australia’s traditional freight advantage of more than $10 a tonne is being eroded by a fall in global freight rates and spending on new Black Sea infra-

structure such as rail lines and ports, driven mostly by foreign investment.

The Black Sea has in the past provided less than five per cent of Indonesia’s imports, due to both concerns about quality, as well as price.

But traders said the big price difference meant millers were looking to buy cheaper wheat from the region to blend with Australian wheat.

“Black Sea wheat is now a meani n g f u l p a r t o f In d o n e s i a n m i l l ers’ mix,” said Andrew Crane, chief executive officer of CBH Group — Australia’s largest grain exporter.

“O u r f r e i g h t a d v a n t a g e i s n o t enough.”

A 2014 report by Rabobank pegged wheat production in Australia as the world’s most expensive at nearly $150 a tonne, due to greater input and labour costs, and high domestic transportation costs.

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WHAT’S UP

The sun is shining so - make silage!

Please forward your agricultural events to dave@fbcpublishing. com or call 204-944-5762.

Aug. 11-14: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association semi-annual meeting and convention, Holiday Inn Winnipeg Airport Polo Park, 1740 Ellice Ave., Winnipeg. For more info visit www.cattle.ca or call 403-275-8558 Aug. 17: University of Manitoba Natural Systems Agriculture organic and non-GMO soybean variety field walk, St. Pierre Jolys.

For more info visit www.umani toba.ca/outreach/naturalagricul ture/news.html.

Oct. 29: Keystone Agricultural Producers fall general council meeting, PCU Centre, 245 Royal Rd. S., Portage la Prairie. For more info call 204-697-1140.

A load of silage bales coming off the field August 8.

Nov. 17-19: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association conference and AGM, Sheraton Cavalier, 612 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon. For more info visit www.canadianfga. ca/events/current-events/. photo: jeannette greaves

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Aug. 11-13: St. Vital Agricultural Society Fair and Display, St. Vital Centennial Arena, Winnipeg. Call 204-256-6332 or visit www.svas.ca.

Aug. 13-16: Hanover Ag Fair, Southwood Street and Albert Avenue, Grunthal. Call 204-3712950 or visit www.hanoverag.com.

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Aug. 14-16: Quarry Days, Stonewall. For more info visit www. stonewallquarrydays.ca.

Aug. 14-16: Rainbow Trout Music Festival, Oroseau Campground, St. Malo. Visit www. rainbowtroutmusicfestival.com.

Aug. 15: Kelwood Agricultural Society Fair and Horse Show, Kelwood. Call 204-967-2830 or visit kelwoodagsociety.webs.com.

Aug. 21-23: Morden Corn and Apple Festival. Call 204-823-2676 or visit cornandapple.com.

Aug. 22-23: McCreary Fair. For info call 204-835-2022 or email fletauct@mts.net.

Aug. 28-30: Matlock Festival of Music, Art and Nature, Ash Avenue, Matlock. Visit www.matlock festival.ca.

Sept. 11-13: Double B Agricultural Festival, Beausejour. For info call 204-205-0723 or email doublebrodeo@highspeedcrow.ca.

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LIVESTOCK MARKETS

(Friday to Thursday) Winnipeg Slaughter Cattle Steers — Heifers — D1, 2 Cows 130.00 - 137.00 D3 Cows 120.00 - 127.00 Bulls 160.00 - 172.00 Feeder Cattle (Price ranges for feeders refer to top-quality animals only) Steers (901+ lbs.)

— (801-900 lbs.)

235.00 - 247.00 (701-800 lbs.)

250.00 - 270.00 (601-700 lbs.)

260.00 - 285.00 (501-600 lbs.)

270.00 - 315.00 (401-500 lbs.)

300.00 - 345.00 Heifers (901+ lbs.)

— (801-900 lbs.)

200.00 - 228.00 (701-800 lbs.)

220.00 - 245.00 (601-700 lbs.)

225.00 - 260.00 (501-600 lbs.)

230.00 - 275.00 (401-500 lbs.)

245.00 - 310.00 Alberta South — — 130.00 - 147.50 120.00 - 136.00 169.00 - 169.00 $ 225.00 - 249.00 240.00 - 265.00 251.00 - 305.00 285.00 - 322.00 300.00 - 340.00 325.00 - 350.00 $ 198.00 - 233.00 230.00 - 250.00 245.00 - 269.00 256.00 - 295.00 275.00 - 304.00 285.00 - 325.00

($/cwt) (1,000+ lbs.)

(850+ lbs.)

August 7, 2015

Close 149.73 148.85 150.23 149.88 148.13 141.05

Change 4.50 2.40 2.10 1.63 0.95 0.80

Feeder Cattle August 2015 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 January 2016 March 2016

Cattle Slaughter

CNSC $

Canada East West Manitoba U.S.

Close 214.98 211.48 209.10 207.13 201.93 198.93

Change 3.75 2.88 2.50 2.00 2.18 0.75

Cattle Grades (Canada)

Week Ending August 1, 2015 48,122 9,745 38,377 N/A 532,000

Previous Year­ 52,054 10,635 41,419 N/A 575,000

Week Ending August 1, 2015 665 24,863 14,274 794 1,079 5,758 285

Prime AAA AA A B D E

Previous Year 620 21,966 18,630 958 1,176 6,222 283

Hog Prices (Friday to Thursday) ($/100 kg)

Source: Manitoba Agriculture

E - Estimation MB. ($/hog) MB (All wts.) (Fri-Thurs.)

MB (Index 100) (Fri-Thurs.)

ON (Index 100) (Mon.-Thurs.)

PQ (Index 100) (Mon.-Fri.)

Current Week 196 E 182 E 187.30 189.90

Last Week 194.23 179.40 184.35 187.82

Last Year (Index 100) 256.42 236.30 251.94 257.29

Futures (August 7, 2015) in U.S. Hogs August 2015 October 2015 December 2015 February 2016 April 2016

Close 78.08 64.45 60.70 66.60 71.43

Change -1.60 -1.25 -1.25 -1.08 -0.48

Other Market Prices Sheep and Lambs $/cwt Ewes Lambs

Winnipeg Wooled Fats Choice (110+ lb.)

(95 - 109 lb.)

(80 - 94 lb.)

(Under 80 lb.)

(New crop)

Next Sale September 2nd

Chickens Minimum broiler prices as of April 13, 2010 Under 1.2 kg..................................................$1.5130 1.2 - 1.65 kg....................................................$1.3230 1.65 - 2.1 kg....................................................$1.3830 2.1 - 2.6 kg.....................................................$1.3230

Turkeys Minimum prices as of August 9, 2015 Broiler Turkeys (6.2 kg or under, live weight truck load average) Grade A ............................................... $1.950 Undergrade ....................................... $1.860 Hen Turkeys (between 6.2 and 8.5 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.935 Undergrade ........................................$1.835 Light Tom/Heavy Hen Turkeys (between 8.5 and 10.8 kg liveweight truck load average) Grade A ................................................$1.935 Undergrade ........................................$1.835 Tom Turkeys (10.8 and 13.3 kg, live weight truck load average) Grade A..................................................$1.895 Undergrade...........................................$1.810 Prices are quoted f.o.b. producers premise.

Toronto 120.96 - 145.72 183.82 - 198.95 192.49 - 209.12 188.74 - 220.83 212.69 - 297.39 —

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Eggs

Goats Winnipeg (Hd Fats) Next Sale September 2nd

<1,000 lbs.

1,000 lbs.+

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Closed until mid-August

Brandon Gladstone

Tuesdays Reopens Aug. 18

Grunthal

Tuesdays

Killarney

Closed until Aug. 31

Ste. Rose

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Virden

Wednesdays

Winnipeg

Fridays

ince have been hit with a little too much moisture and it’s having an impact on the feed situation for some.

“I’ve heard there’s quite a bit of moisture in the southeast with producers having a tough time getting hay off,” said German.

Meantime, down in the U.S., labour issues on the West Coast, strong international competition, and strength in the U.S. dollar are hurting exports, according to a Chicagobased report.

Sales of U.S. beef for the week ended Aug. 7 reportedly were down six per cent from the previous week. The report also indicated U.S. exports were down 10 per cent through the first half of 2015.

Dave Sims writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

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U.K. farmers protest low milk prices

BY KATE HOLTON

British farmers warned Aug. 10 they were facing financial ruin with falls in the price of milk forcing many out of work and spurring others to blockade distribution centres and walk cows through supermarkets.

Farming unions from across the country were meeting in London to urge the government to provide more help for an industry that has seen a 25 per cent year-on-year drop in the

amount farmers are paid for milk.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) estimates that the majority of dairy farmers is now selling milk below the amount it costs to produce it. “I was earning a pittance,” said Peter Parkes, a farmer who pulled out of dairy produce 18 months ago.

Farmers around the country have been protesting against depressed prices for over a week, with videos online showing them entering supermarkets and clearing the shelves of milk.

On Sunday a group of protesters entered a supermarket in Stafford, central

England, with two cows, to “show” the animals just how cheap their milk was.

“If the milk stays this cheap in six months’ time, 12 months’ time, there will be no fresh milk left in this country,” one protester said in a video posted online, as bewildered shoppers looked on. “We cannot afford to sell milk at this price.”

AHDB Dairy, the industry body, said the collapse in prices, sparked by lower demand from China and a price war among British supermarkets, had resulted in more than one milk producer going out of business per day in the last year.

Toronto ($/cwt) 132.32- 318.50 — 110.43 - 256.30

Horses Winnipeg ($/cwt) — —

W

et weather and Terry Fox Day both contributed to what could be Manitoba’s lightest week for cattle offerings in 2015. Just over 350 head made their way to the two auction marts that were open for the week ended Aug. 7.

It was also a slow time for lighter-weight animals (300-500 lbs.) as plainer bulls and heavier-weight feeders and slaughter cows dominated the auctions.

While volumes have been down in recent weeks, prices have stayed relatively firm, according to Melinda German of Manitoba Beef Producers.

“Prices are still looking good and we’re projecting things to look decent heading into the fall.”

While demand for beef is still strong south of the border, German said the recent weakness of the Canadian dollar continues to support prices.

“When the dollar moves around it’s either good or bad, but things right now seem to be moving in the right direction for the industry,” she said.

Last week the dollar hovered around the 76 U.S.-cent mark, with few bullish indicators. The price of oil isn’t expected to rise significantly until next year, according to many analysts.

Manitoba largely escaped the drought that plagued producers in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, she said, and as a result, Manitoba ranchers can hang on to their animals longer than their western counterparts.

“I’ve heard stories of herds liquidating out west or definitely downsizing due to feed issues they’re facing,” she said.

At the same time, some spots in the prov-

London / Reuters

Minimum prices to producers for ungraded eggs, f.o.b. egg grading station, set by the Manitoba Egg Producers Marketing Board effective November 10, 2013.

New Previous A Extra Large $2.00 $2.05 A Large 2.00 2.05 A Medium 1.82 1.87 A Small 1.40 1.45 A Pee Wee 0.3775 0.3775 Nest Run 24 + 1.8910 1.9390 B 0.45 0.45 C 0.15 0.15

Kids Billys Mature

“I’ve heard there’s quite a bit of moisture in the southeast with producers having a tough time getting hay off.”

DAVE SIMS

Futures (August 7, 2015) in U.S. Fed Cattle August 2015 October 2015 December 2015 February 2016 April 2016 June 2016

Heavier weights dominate ultra-light marketings Weather and the long weekend slow cattle traffic

Ontario 174.46 - 198.78 179.50 - 197.01 98.52 - 131.41 98.52 - 131.41 141.88 - 173.54 $ 223.49 - 246.24 241.25 - 259.63 237.48 - 286.98 246.95 - 334.45 251.14 - 348.12 291.19 - 359.18 $ 202.02 - 231.21 225.88 - 241.94 221.64 - 261.03 258.71 - 309.72 235.69 - 316.35 277.84 - 315.43

$

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

(901+ lbs.)

(801-900 lbs.)

(701-800 lbs.)

(601-700 lbs.)

(501-600 lbs.)

(401-500 lbs.)

Heifers

$1 Cdn: $0.7620 U.S. $1 U.S: $1.3122 Cdn.

column

Cattle Prices

Slaughter Cattle Grade A Steers Grade A Heifers D1, 2 Cows D3 Cows Bulls Steers

EXCHANGES: August 7, 2015

Toronto ($/cwt) 35.00 - 58.00 48.58 - 59.62

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 6, 2015

GRAIN MARKETS column

Manitoba Elevator Prices

Canola bins remain closed, awaiting firmer prices

Average quotes as of August 7, 2015 ($/tonne) Future

Basis

Net

Weekly Change

Red spring wheat

194.71

31.05

225.76

8.89

Red winter wheat

182.77

5.63

188.39

8.10

Prairie spring wheat

182.70

-12.78

169.91

5.65

Canola

510.19

-23.11

487.08

8.65

Cue the cricket noises until traders get fresh news Terryn Shiells

For three-times-daily market

CNSC

reports and more from

Q

uiet, choppy activity was the theme of the week for the ICE Futures Canada canola market, as trade volumes were pretty lacklustre in early August.

That resulted in some two-sided trade and some weird price swings that likely wouldn’t have happened if there were more players actively trading the market.

Traders stepped to the sidelines as they awaited fresh news about the state of North American oilseed crops. They were also being cautious ahead of the Aug. 12 supply-anddemand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Producers are quiet as well, as they’re holding on to their supplies, awaiting firmer prices and getting ready to start harvest in some areas. As a result, line companies aren’t buying, leaving activity near non-existent some days.

For the four trading days of the first week in August, ICE Futures Canada data shows only 40,671 contracts traded.

As recently as June 2, over 45,000 contracts were traded in a single day.

Compared to July 31, canola contracts were higher, underpinned by a strong U.S. soy futures market. Canola prices are expected to remain in a relatively rangebound pattern awaiting some fresh news.

In the longer term, the market’s technical bias remains pointed lower, and prices could be dragged down by weakness in outside vegetable oil markets.

The 2015-16 Canadian canola harvest will also be at the top of traders’ minds, as yield reports will determine price direction by giving a clearer picture of how big the crop will end up being.

Estimates for Canadian canola production are wide ranging, from about 12.5 million tonnes to 14.5 million tonnes. Statistics Canada will release its first production estimates on August 21.

The U.S. soybean crop’s prospects will also drive the canola market, and of course, CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soy futures.

Chicago soybeans had an up-and-down week as well, with prices generally stronger compared to the previous seven-day period.

Port Prices As of Friday, August 7, 2015 ($/tonne)

Commodity News Service Canada,

Last Week

Weekly Change

U.S. hard red winter 12% Houston

177.47

1.47

visit the Markets section at

U.S. spring wheat 14% Portland

225.97

2.94

Canola Thunder Bay

521.40

7.70

Canola Vancouver

546.40

17.70

www.manitobacooperator.ca.

Closing Futures Prices Expectations that USDA will reduce its acreage and production estimates for the upcoming U.S. bean crop in the Aug. 12 supply-anddemand report drove values higher.

There are also some rumblings that corn acreage will be reduced in the report, which helped to underpin CBOT corn futures during the week.

Wheat values were stronger in the U.S., underpinned by reports that prices have moved low enough to attract fresh export demand for U.S. supplies.

A strengthening U.S. dollar index may cap fresh export demand, which could weigh on prices in the coming weeks, especially if the U.S. Federal Reserve announces an interest rate increase as it would likely cause a surge in the greenback.

Add the large global supply situation for wheat, as Canada and Europe should produce sizable crops despite weather problems this year, and the long-term bias seems to be pointed lower.

In the shorter term, traders will watch harvest progress in Canada and the U.S. The Canadian winter wheat harvest is underway, and there has been some very early activity on the spring wheat crop.

The U.S. winter wheat harvest is in full swing, while the spring wheat harvest has been delayed by wet weather but should benefit from drier conditions in mid-August, forecasts show.

The Aug. 12 USDA report will also provide direction for wheat, with traders watching for global ending stocks estimates, and domestic production.

Terryn Shiells writes for Commodity News Service Canada, a Winnipeg company specializing in grain and commodity market reporting.

As of Monday, August 10, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

ICE canola

511.40

12.70

ICE milling wheat

222.00

5.00

ICE barley

208.10

0.00

Mpls. HRS wheat

196.30

2.76

Chicago SRW wheat

193.09

10.66

Kansas City HRW wheat

185.37

4.96

Corn

153.63

6.69

Oats

151.57

-0.81

Soybeans

383.88

29.49

Soymeal

399.48

21.82

Soyoil

670.54

0.22

Cash Prices Winnipeg As of Monday, August 10, 2015 ($/tonne) Last Week

Weekly Change

Feed wheat

142.92

-38.94

Feed barley

165.35

3.22

Rye

n/a

n/a

Flaxseed

n/a

n/a

Feed peas

n/a

n/a

Oats

187.39

4.54

Soybeans

401.98

46.66

Sunflower (NuSun) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)

20.80

unch

Ask

Ask

Sunflower (Confection) Fargo, ND ($U.S./CWT)

Western Canadian cash wheat bids edge higher The currency adjusted basis levels were US$23 to US$33 below the futures.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin Commodity News Service Canada

C

a n a d a We s t e r n Re d Spring (CWRS) wheat cash bids across We s t e r n C a n a d a w e r e stronger during the week ended August 7, as basis levels and the U.S. futures markets also showed some improvement.

Average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up by $7 to $10 per tonne over the week, with bids ranging from about $212 per tonne in the Peace

River Region of Alberta, to as high as $225 per tonne in Manitoba, according to price quotes from a cross-section of deliver y points across Western Canada.

Quoted basis levels varied from location to location, but generally improved, to average about $24 above the futures when using the grain company methodology of quoting the basis as the difference between the U.S. dollar denominated futures and the Canadian dollar cash bids.

When accounting for the c u r re n c y e xc h a n g e ra t e s

by adjusting the Canadian prices to U.S. dollars ($1=US$0.7614 as of August 7) CWRS bids ranged from US$161 to US$171 per tonne.

That would put the currency adjusted basis levels at about US$23 to US$33 below the futures.

Looking at it the other way around, if the Minneapolis futures are conver ted to Ca n a d i a n d o l l a r s, C W R S basis levels across Western Canada range from $30 to $43 below the futures.

Average Canada Prairie Re d Sp r i n g ( C P R S ) b i d s were stronger as well, ris-

ing $5 to $6 per tonne on the week. CPRS prices came in at about $170 per tonne in Manitoba, $179 per tonne in Saskatchewan, and $187 to $192 per tonne in Alberta.

Winter wheat prices were also higher, improving by $2 to as much as $16 per tonne.

Prices ranged from about $167 to $194 per tonne, with the best levels in southern Saskatchewan.

The December spring wheat contract in Minneapolis, on which most CWRS contracts in Canada are based, was quoted at US$5.4125 per bushel on

Aug. 7, up a quarter cent from the week prior.

T h e K a n s a s C i t y h a rd red winter wheat futures, which are now traded in Chicago, are more closely linked to CPRS in Canada.

The December Kansas City wheat contract was quoted at US$5.1375 per bushel on Aug. 7, up 1.75 cents from last week.

The Canadian dollar closed at 76.14 U.S. cents on August 7, which was down about a third of a cent relative to its U.S. counterpart compared to the previous week.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 13, 2015

LIVESTOCK h u s b a n d r y — t h e s c i e n c e , S K I L L O R ART O F F AR M IN G

Implementing a rotational grazing system A successful rotational grazing system can provide high sugar content forage for better gains

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

M

imicking nature can improve feed value, re d u c e l a b o u r a n d put more money in a rancher’s pocket, presenters at a series of workshops on holistic management say.

“All we are doing here is mimicking the animal’s natural process of moving through pastures,” said Ralph Corcoran, certified educator with Holistic Management International.

“With a successful system you will start to see the benefits in all areas of your operation.”

A number of industry experts explained the process of creating a rotational grazing system at a series of recent workshops as part of Holistic Management Canada’s Open Gate Learning Series.

Specialists say a successful grazing system can provide feed that holds a high sugar content, increases soil nutrients, lowers labour demands, increases profits and builds resiliency to extreme weather.

Blain Hjertass, certified educator with Holistic Management International, discusses the benefits of rotational grazing at a recent workshop as part of the Holistic Management Canada’s Open Gate Learning Series.

Photos: Jennifer Paige

Neil Dennis has been grazing cattle for the past 30 years at Sunnybrae Farm in Wawota, Saskatchewan.

A number of workshops has been held in recent weeks as a part of the Holistic Management Canada’s Open Gate Learning Series.

On-farm demonstration Ne i l D e n n i s , o p e r a t o r o f Sunnybrae Farm in Wawota, Sask., has been exploring pathways in the science of cattle grazing for the past 30 years.

Dennis has successfully rejuvenated a 1949 seeded pasture through the use of high stock density and managing recovery time.

He has increased the carrying capacity of his lands by 300 to 400 per cent. The pasture that was once seeded to crested wheatgrass now claims 40 species.

His land has achieved increased water infiltration, up to the level of five to 10 inches per hour, and an improved mineral cycle, which in turn has increased carbon sequestration.

“Early on, I realized the higher the stock density, the faster things turn around,” said Dennis. “And they say with this type of grazing, we are putting the CO2 deeper into the soil and it is not coming out like it used to.”

Dennis recently opened his farm for a tour as part of the learning series, where attendees were given the opportunity to have a first-hand look at his process and pastures.

Moving through paddocks Rotational grazing systems involve moving cattle through a series of paddocks that are intensively grazed for short periods of time.

“When you are making your fence, make your paddocks long and narrow and you will be able to get more animal impact on the land. That way you get better consumption of grass and more foot impact,” said Dennis who is currently running 700 head on 10 acres a day.

Soil that contains diverse root systems and litter coverage enables greater nutrient cycling and availability, enhances water-holding capacity, biological activity and aids to protecting the soil in bouts of drought and excessive moisture.

Producers use perennial pasture mixtures that are generally a minimum of 30 per cent legumes. Most often includes alfalfa, along with grass species that boast high quality and superior regrowth, such as meadow brome, orchard grass and tall fescue.

“It is key to know how much grass you have. Mark out one square foot and see how much grass is in that area. Then you know how many pounds of grass are in each paddock and you have an idea of how many cattle you want on that piece of land for how long in order to provide the right amount of feed,” said Blain Hjertass, certified educator with Holistic Management International.

Pastures are generally grazed until the grass has been well picked and the field shows a visible herd effect.

As cattle are moved off of paddocks, pastures are left to rest and regrow. It is recommended to allow fields to rest for 80 to 100 growing days.

“What we are doing here is tricking nature to grow more, faster. Plant recovery time is the most important. It is not the number of animals in the field, it is the time that they are on the field and the time they are off of it, to allow the grass to recover,” said Corcoran. “If

“What we are doing here is tricking nature to grow more, faster. Plant recovery time is the most important. It is not the number of animals in the field, it is the time that they are on the field and the time they are off of it, to allow the grass to recover.”

Ralph Corcoran certified educator with Holistic Management International

you bring the cattle back on the land too early or leave the cattle on the land too long, you are overgrazing.”

Most producers allow pastures to grow until the majority of plants has reached the flowering stage.

Allowing proper regrowth time will offer cattle the best feed and give the plant time to expand its root system, which will also support improved soil health.

“The one thing I have found is that the healthier the soil

Neil Dennis tests the sugar content of his pastures.

gets, your sugar contents stay higher, longer and your plants stay vegetative a lot longer too,” said Dennis. “In 60 days, my plants used to be all seed heads and drying out. Now I am going 80 to 100 days and they are still vegetative and have a higher sugar content.”

Dennis said 12 per cent sugar content is considered a good level to graze.

“This field has over 20 per cent sugar content in the forage right now. If you are trying to gain weight with cattle, that’s what you want,” said Dennis.

Soil improvements Producers who have implemented a rotational grazing system echo the experience of seeing their soil systems flourish.

“As we bring up a soil profile from Neil’s pasture, you can see why it feels spongy when you walk on it. If you look at the side view, there is over an inch of litter on the surface from all of the years of being high stock density grazed. And that is why there is so much nutrition in this land,” said Hjertass.

Having litter cover on past u re l a n d e n a b l e s g re a t e r nutrient cycling and availability, enhances water-holding capacity, biological activity and aids to protecting the soil in

bouts of drought and excessive moisture.

“With plant diversity and litter cover you are able to hold more water in the soil, you have way more fungal activity, you’re getting more aeration, which allows more water infiltration, air infiltration and CO2 exit,” said Hjertass.

D u r i n g t h e f a r m t o u r, Hjertass took soil samples from Dennis’s pasture land as well as a neighbouring cropland to compare the soil structure.

“If you also look at the soil samples that we placed in the water, you will see that the good healthy soil is maintaining its composure and very little soil has broken apart,” said Hjertass. “Whereas the soil from the cropland, half of that soil is already broken apart. This is an example of what is happening in the field.

In very dry conditions the soil blows away and in very wet conditions, it washes away, unless you have a healthy soil structure.”

Those interested in learning more about rotational grazing are encouraged to register for an open gate learning day. For more information, visit www. mfga.net/open-gate-learningdays-in-canada-7/. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 13, 2015

Chinese pork imports to surge Pork imports are expected to climb 54 per cent to two million tonnes this year

BY NAVEEN THUKRAL AND NIU SHUPING Singapore/Beijing / Reuters

P

eople in China eat more than half the pork consumed in the world, but domestic supplies come mainly from small farms that cut their herds whenever costs rise, causing boom-and-bust cycles that have led to record-high hog prices this year.

Wary of the social impact of such gyrations in the cost of a staple food, the government is trying to develop a more reliable food chain, but supplies are likely to remain tight until the first quarter of 2016 at least and imports will jump.

Rabobank is forecasting a 54 per cent increase in pork imports this year to two million tonnes, mainly benefiting European Union countries.

When prices surged in 2011, the government responded with subsidies to encourage hog breeding. But that led to a huge surplus and lower prices, forcing farmers to slaughter breeding sows until their numbers plunged.

Inevitably, prices turned north again, with hogs quoted at 20 yuan (US$3.22) per kg now in Fujian province, up from 13.6 yuan at the beginning of the year.

Fujian is home to some of the largest hog farms in the country.

“Driven by high margins, many farmers have started to replenish their farms,” said Pan Chenjun, a livestock analyst at Rabobank in Hong Kong. “They are stopping the slaughter of sows to increase production and many large pig farms are also boosting supplies.”

Farm sizes increasing While small farms still account for about 80 per cent of China’s pork, the share of production from farms with more than 3,000 hogs is expanding rapidly as Beijing attempts to develop more stable food chains.

Pork supplies from larger farms have doubled in the past five years.

In 2013, China’s largest meat producer, the privately held Shuanghui Group, acquired U.S. pork producer Smithfield Group in a $4.7-billion deal that was seen as a statement of intent by the country to develop a first-rate meat sector.

In the short term, however, pork supplies are likely to remain tight.

The number of breeding sows at the end of June stood at a record low of 39 million, down from a historical high of 50.1 million in 2013, according to Rabobank. The government says stocks are at the lowest since 2008 after falling for 22 months.

Rabobank says hog supplies have dropped to 384 million from an all-time high of 468 million at the end of 2013.

“Increasing the breeding sows today does not mean you’ll have small pigs tomorrow,” said Feng Yonghui, chief analyst at soozhu. com, an industry website. “You’ll have to wait for one year for the small pigs to be ready for sale after you increase the supply of breeding sows.”

The Ministry of Agriculture is playing down the inflationary implications, saying this week that the increase in the price of pork — which it admitted was far from over — would not be as dramatic as in 2011 when it caused broad inflation to surge.

A farmer feeds water to pigs at an enclosure in a pig farm in Liaocheng, Shandong province April 9, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Even so, ANZ Bank estimates the seven per cent year-on-year rise in average pork prices con-

tributed to a 0.2 percentage point increase in the Consumer Price Index for June.

Environmental constraints Adding to the near-term supply woes is a new environmental law

that is prompting provincial governments to relocate some hog farms away from urban centres.

It came into force on Jan. 1 and authorities in places such as Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu have already ordered farms that do not come up to scratch to close or move. In the process, even some medium-size to large farms are shutting down, unable to meet the higher standards.

Annual world consumption of pork stands at around 110 million tonnes. China’s consumption is forecast to rise to 57.4 million tonnes this year, up 27 per cent from 45.1 million a decade ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

China is looking to import pork from Mexico, Thailand and Brazil, industry sources said, but Germany is already one of the big winners.

Its exports to China doubled in the first half of 2015 from a year before to 83,400 tonnes, VDF, the German meat industry association, said.

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 13, 2015

LIVESTOCK AUCTION RESULTS Weight Category

Ashern

Gladstone

Grunthal

Heartland

Heartland

Brandon

Virden

Killarney

Ste. Rose

Winnipeg

Feeder Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

Aug-04

Aug-05

n/a

n/a

n/a

No. on offer

n/a

n/a

n/a

107*

257*

n/a

n/a

n/a

Over 1,000 lbs.

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

900-1,000

n/a

n/a

n/a

225.00-248.00

229.00-244.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

235.00-257.00

242.00-264.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

250.00-276.00

258.00-280.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

275.00-311.00

280.00-314.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

310.00-337.00

300.00-327.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

335.00-360.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

195.00-222.00

207.00-226.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder heifers 900-1,000 lbs.

800-900

n/a

n/a

n/a

225.00-244.00

228.00-241.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

700-800

n/a

n/a

n/a

243.00-268.00

245.00-262.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

600-700

n/a

n/a

n/a

270.00-300.00

262.00-290.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

500-600

n/a

n/a

n/a

290.00-315.00

280.00-312.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

400-500

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

305.00-335.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

300-400

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Slaughter Market No. on offer D1-D2 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

135.00-146.00

133.00-140.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

D3-D5 Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

118.00-134.00

127.00-133.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Age Verified

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

136.00-143.50

n/a

n/a

n/a

Good Bulls

n/a

n/a

n/a

170.00-185.00

172.00-184.75

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Steers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

178.00-184.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Butcher Heifers

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

177.00-183.00

n/a

n/a

n/a

Feeder Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Fleshy Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Lean Export Cows

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Heiferettes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

* includes slaughter market

(Note all prices in CDN$ per cwt. These prices also generally represent the top one-third of sales reported by the auction yard.)

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The Manitoba Co-operator | August 13, 2015

Learning the ropes

The Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup sees 55 youth take part in its eighth annual event

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

F

rom team grooming to sales talk, Manitoba youth gained some valuable beef industry skills over the long weekend.

T h e M a n i t o b a Yo u t h Beef Roundup held its eighth annual event over August long weekend at the Beautiful Plains Complex in Neepawa.

The event was sponsored

by En n s Bro t h e r s a n d i s focused on preparing young entrepreneurs for a career in the livestock industry.

“Where else can you attend an event with junior members all working together as teams and individual competitions, to learn the skills needed in the livestock industry?” said Lois McRae, event chairperson. “This is not just a cattle show. It is an all-around event to promote and educate youth to continue on in the livestock industry.”

Participants took part in a variety of competitions, including team grooming, individual and team judging, team marketing, showman-

ship, marketing, sales talk, art, photography, scrapbooking, and cattle classes of all breeds.

Competitions were designed to educate, encourage and unite participants in the business of agriculture and the beef industry.

“The juniors enjoyed the challenges and tasks they were given like halter making, verified beef, parts of the animal and tattooing an animal,” said McRae. Fifty-five junior cattle producers attended the event and 88 head of cattle were shown.

“One of the highlights of Saturday was the cook-off, where up to six members on a team prepared a steak and created a theme,” said Mc Ra e. “Ju d g e s, Me l i n d a German, general manager of Manitoba Beef Producers, Chuck Terin from the events s p o n s o r, E n n s B r o t h e r s , Betty Green from the Verified Be e f Pro g ra m a n d c a t t l e judge, Chad Haaland, were impressed with the taste of the steaks, presentation, themes and costumes.”

Manitoba Youth Beef Roundup held its eighth annual event over August long weekend in Neepawa. Photos: Submitted

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“This is not just a cattle show. It is an all-around event to promote and educate youth to continue on in the livestock industry.”

Lois McRae event chairperson

Grand Aggregate winners included, Naomi Best, Carson Baker, Taylor Carlson and Raina Syrnyk. Photo: Submitted

U.S. judge strikes down Idaho ag gag law

BY LAURA ZUCKERMAN Salmon, Idaho / Reuters

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federal judge struck down an Idaho law that banned documentation of animal abuse at livestock operations Aug. 3, ruling that it violated freedom of speech and other constitutionally guaranteed rights.

The measure, approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature and signed into law by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter in 2014, was crafted in response to a video released by animal rights activists showing workers at an Idaho dairy dragging a cow across the floor by a chain on its neck and repeatedly beating, kicking and otherwise abusing other cows.

Bu t U . S . Di s t r i c t Ju d g e Lynn Winmill agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho, the Animal Legal Defense Fund and other groups that sued to overturn the statute in finding that the so-called ag gag law violated protections of free speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

“The effect of the statute will be to suppress speech by undercover investigators and whistleblowers concerning topics of great public importance: the safety of the public food supply, the safety of

agricultural workers, the treatment and health of farm animals, and the impact of business activities on the environment,” Winmill wrote.

The judge rejected arguments by attorneys for the state and Otter suggesting the statute was designed to protect private property and the privacy of agricultural facility owners and not to suppress free speech critical of livestock operations.

Winmill also found that the law violated the constitutional guarantee of equal protection since it was substantially motivated “by animus towards animal welfare groups,” according to the decision.

The judge noted that the Republican state senator who was a sponsor of the measure likened undercover investigations of livestock operations to “terrorism.”

The ACLU of Idaho and others welcomed the ruling as the first step in legally defeating or forcing the repeal of similar ag gag measures enacted in recent years in several U.S. states.

“Everyone benefits today, not just because the court has upheld our constitutional rights, but because this decision will help protect our animals, our workers, and our food,” said ACLU of Idaho legal director Richard Eppink.

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WEATHER VANE “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” Mark Twain, 1897

Warm, with a chance of storms Issued: Monday, August 10, 2015 · Covering: August 12 – August 19, 2015 Daniel Bezte Weather Vane

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ast week’s forecast got the general big picture right, but had trouble with the timing and behaviour of the upper low that moved through our region late last week and into the early weekend.

Fo r t h i s f o re c a s t p e r i o d it looks like we’ll start off sunny and hot, with a building upper ridge of high pressure sliding across our region.

We d n e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y should be mainly sunny with high temperatures in the low 30s. There is a slight chance of some thunderstorms overnight Wednesday as a warm front pushes through.

On Fr i d a y a n d Sa t u rd a y we’ll see increasing southerly winds and an increase in humidity as an area of low pressure develops to our west.

Friday currently looks like it will be warm and humid with plenty of sunshine. By Saturday, the approaching low

will lead to increasing clouds and a good chance of thunderstorms overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning as the low slides through.

Monday will see some cooler air move in behind the low, with high temperatures expected to be in the low 20s.

We’ll probably see afternoon clouds with daytime heating and colder air aloft. By Tuesday, weak high pressure should be in place, bringing plenty of sunshine and nice temperatures. Things look like they’ll begin heating up a bit again Wednesday, as the western ridge tries to rebuild.

Expect sunshine with highs in the upper 20s. Unsettled weather then looks to return late next week before more hot weather moves in over the weekend.

Usual temperature range for this period: Highs, 20 to 30 C; lows, 7 to 15 C. Daniel Bezte is a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He operates a computerized weather station near Birds Hill Park.

Contact him with your questions and comments at daniel@bezte.ca.

WEATHER MAP - WESTERN CANADA

Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) April 1, 2015 to August 6, 2015

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Produced using near real-time data that has undergone initial quality control. The map may not be accurate for all regions due to data availability and data errors.

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This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this growing season. You easily see how dry it has been out west, with most of Saskatchewan and Alberta seeing fewer than 250 mm of rainfall. Across Manitoba, the northwestern region has been fairly dry, but south-central and southeastern regions have been wetter, with amounts generally in the 300- to 400-mm range.

Heat tops the world’s weather stories El Niño gives us better-than-average chances for a warm and dry winter

By Daniel Bezte Co-operator contributor

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t’s been a while since we’ve t a k e n a l o o k a t w h a t’s happening with weather around the world, so in this issue we’ll take a look at the latest world weather happenings, starting from a global perspective, then work our way to more specific regional events.

We’re still waiting for the global July temperature numbers to be crunched, but early indications are that July will come in with above-average values once again. Looking back at June, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NOAA, NASA), June 2015 was the warmest June globally since record-keeping began in 1880.

The global departure from average in June was 0.88 C, just 0.03 C away from being the warmest-ever departure from average, 0.9 C, set this March. So far this year, that puts us on track for 2015 to be the war mest year ever recorded.

How is all this heat affecting the Arctic and Antarctic?

According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, ice in the Arctic at the end of July was the eighth-lowest since

satellite records began. Ice coverage was around 8.8 million square kilometres, about one million below average, or about two standard deviations below average for those of you who are into statistics. The northern sea route along Russia is now pretty much open, but the Northwest Passage through Canadian waters is still choked with ice.

In Antarctica, sea ice amounts are still above average, but ice growth slowed dramatically in July, putting total ice coverage just slightly above average for this region.

El Niño muy grande The next weather item to look at is the El Niño event that has been strengthening over the Pacific Ocean. In NOAA’s latest summary, it indicated there’s a current El Niño advisory and moderate to strong El Niño conditions are present across most of the Pacific Ocean.

It reports there is a greater than 90 per cent chance that El Niño conditions will last through the winter of 2015-16, and put an 80 per cent chance of this event lasting into next spring. I will look into El Niño and its possible impacts on us in an upcoming article, but let’s just say that during an El Niño winter, there is a betterthan-average chance of seeing warm and dry weather across Western Canada.

The northern sea route along Russia is now pretty much open, but the Northwest Passage through Canadian waters is still choked with ice.

Tied in with El Niño and the warm ocean temperatures across the Pacific comes a warning about possible severe coral bleaching around the Hawaiian Islands this summer.

According to NOAA’s experimental coral bleaching forecast, there is a 50 to 90 per cent chance that this region will experience Level 2 thermal stress this summer, the highest stress level and could result in widespread coral bleaching and mortality. This event is not just confined to Hawaii, as there is also a 70 per cent chance of seeing the same thermal stress levels along the northern coast of Cuba and in the Bahamas.

All-around heat With the planet as a whole running on the hot side it’s not surprising that most of our weather stories are heat related.

What’s interesting is that when heat events occur, they usually affect only one or two areas of the world. This year we are seeing heat events occurring all over the place. In Europe

there has been some intense heat so far this summer, with the Netherlands breaking its alltime heat record with a reading of 38.2 C in Maastricht on July 2. In the U.K., London broke its all-time July heat record with a reading of 36.7 C on July 1.

Germany also broke its national all-time heat record on July 5 with a reading of 40.3 C in Kitzingen. France wasn’t left out of the heat, but fell short of its hottest-ever day with a reading of 40 C. The heat was also felt in Asia.

Thailand broke its July national heat record with a reading of 41.1 C. The extent of the heat across this region was widespread, as nearly half the stations in this country broke their all-time July records during this heat wave. South America was not going to be left out, as Urumita in northern Colombia broke the national all-time July heat record with a reading of 42.2 C on July 1.

The most current heat wave is now affecting Japan, as a long-term heat wave begins to take its toll. With 55 deaths

and over 11,000 sent to hospital since April, temperatures over the last little while have just got hotter. Japan’s meteorological agency uses 35 C as the level for issuing extreme heat warnings and on Aug. 6, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, suffered through its eighth straight day of extreme heat.

The heat wasn’t just con fined to the Tokyo region, with nearly 90 per cent of the reporting stations in that nation reporting temperatures above 30 C on Aug. 5.

F i n a l l y, h e r e i n N o r t h A m e r i c a w e’v e a l s o s e e n extended heat, with the Pacific Northwest on track to record that region’s warmest summer, and if the warm weather continues it’ll probably be that region’s warmest year on record. While it hasn’t been setting all-time heat records it just continues to see heat wave after heat wave. For example, Seattle saw 12 days so far this summer with highs above 32 C, which is already three days more than its previous record. Most stations in this region recorded their warmest Junes and Julys on record, so chances are they will easily break their record for warmest summer.

That’s all the room I have for this week. Let’s hope we continue to be lucky and the big-time record-breaking heat stays away from our area!

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Wheats being removed from CWRS, CPSR classes Aug. 1, 2017

BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff

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Following grain industry consultations the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) determined that the following varieties don’t meet revised quality parameters for the Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat classes. The CGC will designate these varieties to another class as of August 1, 2017.

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“The system is still in place to ensure customers are getting exactly what they’ve bought.”

Daryl Beswitherick

In the meantime, the CGC is studying whether a new western Canadian wheat class should be established. Officials have suggested it could include some of the weaker gluten strength wheats, as well as certain Dark Northern Spring wheats from the United States popular with farmers because they are higher yielding.

“We want to do it sooner than later — likely in 2015,” Beswitherick said. “The plan would be to have something finalized by the end of 2015 and the announcements out for Aug. 1, 2016.”

The CGC set up a new interim wheat class — Canada Western Interim Wheat — effective Aug. 1, to facilitate the marketing of three U.S. wheats — Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND — granted three-year interim registrations earlier this year.

The CGC consulted with the grain industry on the changes. In a summary of the feedback, the CGC said almost all respondents strongly supported protecting the quality, consistency and end-use

performance of the CWRS and CPSR classes. Respondents also urged caution before establishing a new wheat class.

“Before making a permanent decision on a new wheat class, stakeholders have requested more information on potential market demand, farm gate value, and grade structure,” the CGC summary says.

The National Farmers Union opposes a new class, arguing accommodating American wheats will undermine Canadian wheat quality and distinctiveness resulting in reduced sales and lower farmer returns.

That shouldn’t happen so long as farmers and grain companies continue to deliver wheats to the appropriate class, Beswitherick said.

“The Canadian Grain Commission monitors all Canadian grain shipments for variety consistency,” he said.

“The (variety) declaration process needs to be in place and people need to follow that and it should go OK.” The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association ( WCWGA) supports a new wheat class. The WCWGA also prefers wheat be purchased based on objectively measured specifications but said tests that can test gluten strength at the point of delivery are not yet available.

“So segregating value on the basis of variety is the only feasible alternative.”

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omplaints from customers over low gluten strength is prompting changes to Canada’s premium milling wheat class.

Some famous old wheats, including Katepwa and Neepawa, along with some newer ones, are being pulled from Western Canada’s top Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat class Aug. 1, 2017.

It’s part of the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) plan to “maintain the quality and enhance the consistency of Canadian grain,” Daryl Beswitherick, the CGC’s program manager for quality assurance standards, said in an interview Aug. 6.

Canada’s quality “brand” is based on providing wheat with consistent gluten strength, which millers and bakers value in their highly mechanized processes.

The CGC says a combination of factors has undermined that consistency, including the rise in production of Lillian, Harvest and Unity — wheats on the lower end of acceptable gluten strength — less mixing in the handling system due to consolidation, and growing and harvest conditions. As a result 25 CWRS wheats and four Canada Prairie Spring Reds (CPSR) will move to other classes in two years, including Lillian, Harvest, Unity, Katepwa, Neepawa and Kane.

New quality standards have been set for both classes and new check varieties selected. Ironically, both Neepawa and Katepwa were CWRS checks in the past.

“We raised the bottom of the standard (on gluten strength) a little bit,” Beswitherick said.

Varieties being removed from the CWRS and CPSR classes will be assigned to others. More wheats could be moved. An undisclosed number is being tested over the next two years to see if they meet the new standards.

“We’re not releasing how many or variety name at this point because we don’t want to do any market harm to those particular varieties,” Beswitherick said.

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Staying connected to the farming community Members of the Killarney Marketing Club see the advantages of choosing collaboration over competition

The Killarney Marketing Club has been meeting weekly for the past 25 years to stay current with industry happenings. Photos: Jennifer Paige

BY JENNIFER PAIGE Co-operator staff

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ollaborating with neighbouring producers has helped a group of Killarney farmers broaden its perspective and gain a competitive edge.

For the past 25 years, the Killarney Marketing Club has gathered once a week to share insights and tips of the trade.

“Farming is a very complex business and things are always changing,” said Blake Bell, club member for the past 18 years.

“Part of the challenge is figuring out what to do next or what to try and that is the benefit of having a group of producers like this. We can bounce ideas off each other.”

The club initially began as a way for local farmers to pool together to trade futures and buy options, but over the years, its focus has shifted to production techniques.

“We don’t talk about the markets all that much anymore

“This group is really a mix of the best local producers and we all come together to share our ideas, thoughts and new techniques. It is really just a good networking thing and I really think it gives us a competitive edge compared to other farming communities.”

Cory Archibald club member

because everyone has a different philosophy on how they want to market their grain,” said Dennis Turner, founding member and club president. “We do discuss

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The Killarney Marketing Club recently marked its 25th anniversary.

different strategies and theories, but there isn’t a lot of specifics discussed. It has become much more of a networking opportunity.”

The club often takes part in crop tours, invites presenters to demonstrate new products or applications and has previously arranged tours of machinery manufacturers, grain and chemical companies.

“I find that if you just stay at home you get a bit of barnyard blindness and you can become a little bit disconnected with what is going on in the farming community around you,” said Turner.

“This has been our way of staying current.”

At 25, Cory Archibald is one of the club’s youngest members and has been involved with the group for the past four years.

“This group is really a mix of the best local producers and we all come together to share our ideas, thoughts and new techniques,” he said. “It is really just a good networking thing and I really think it gives us a competitive edge compared to other farming communities.”

The group currently consists of 21 members who run a variety of operations including grain, oilseed, hogs, chickens and cattle.

“It is interesting because one guy will try something, a new product or a different practice and you can kind of share it and learn from their mistakes and suc-

cesses,” said Scott Kroeker, a club member for the past six years.

“That is the beauty of farming, everyone has their own way of doing things. But you can often take away something that others have tried and apply it on your own farm.”

Despite contrasting production philosophies and dealer loyalties, group members find that openly exchanging information and ideas only strengthens their local operations.

“There are definitely some arguments and tension between old versus new and new ideas versus tried-and-true practices sometimes, but we all just discuss and respect each other’s positions,” said Archibald.

Many rural communities across Manitoba had organized similar groups in the past but most have failed to stay active or maintain membership.

“I think we have stayed alive because of the good members we have and the willingness that people have to share,” said Kroeker. “If you don’t share, you don’t get anything out of it and that is probably why a lot of them die off.”

Today, the club has a close-knit group that is proud to mark 25 years. The farmers say membership definitely gives them a competitive edge in the industry.

“This information has proved to be so valuable. I know without a doubt that information we have

taken home from these meetings has had a direct positive effect not only to our farm but to our bottom line,” said Betty Turner, longtime member. jennifer.paige@fbcpublishing.com

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Three flax varieties deregistered in 2017 Staff / The Canadian Grain Commission is notifying grain producers and industry stakeholders that the registration CDC Arras, Flanders and Somme will be cancelled effective August 1, 2017. At that time, these varieties will be removed from the variety designation list for flaxseed.

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China proposes heavy penalties for food safety Food safety is a top consumer concern Shanghai / Reuters

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hina’s top cour t has demanded heavy penalties for companies and individuals who violate the country’s food safety laws, the official Xinhua news agency reported Aug. 5.

The Supreme People’s Court said in a circular that companies selling food online should be held wholly liable for any safety issues affecting consumers and urged firms to compensate consumers more quickly.

Food safety is one of the top concerns among Chinese consumers after a series of scares from milk tainted with industrial chemical melamine in 2008 to fiery liquor ‘baijiu’ laced with impotence drug Viagra.

The country’s main prosecutor also said that it had investigated 652 officials relating to misconduct over food safety protection, including for embezzlement and taking bribes, Xinhua reported. The probes took place since the start of 2014.

Dry weather shrinks EU maize crop

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by University of Minnesota researchers has found that strip till resulted in several improvements in soil quality compared to no till.

Strip till is a hybrid of conventional tillage and no till, cultivating only the rows where seeds are planted. “ You have some of the soil conservation benefits derived from leftover plant tissue on the soil surface and undisturbed soil structure in the in-between row positions where you don’t till. And then you have the benefits of a better seedbed from tilling the crop rows where you’re going to plant,” researcher Fabián Fernández said in a release.

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Fe r n á n d e z a l o n g w i t h other researchers compared soil proper ties after five years of no till and strip till.

Their findings were recently

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After five years, soil organic matter content was 8.6 per cent greater in the

strip-till plots when compared to the no-till plots.

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However, there was no significant change in the water aggregate stability, which tests how stable the soil is against water erosion. The infiltration rate, which is how fast the water moves through the soil, was also unchanged. Fernández said he thinks these properties may form over time.

He said the best place for strip till is in fields with a l o t o f c r o p re s i d u e a n d conditions that tend to be cool and wet in the spring a n d w h e re f a r m e r s p re fer not to do conventional tillage.

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After French maize endured record temperatures and low rainfall during July, crop worries extended to Romania and Hungary, also experiencing a heat wave.

The EU’s executive cut at the end of July its harvest forecast by almost three million tonnes to 65.5 million tonnes, compared with a record 77.8 million in 2014.

“Weather in Europe remains unfavourable for maize and high temperatures are forecast for central Europe. The EU crop could therefore shrink further,” consultancy ODA Groupe, which estimates the EU crop at 63.9 million, said in a note.

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CROP REPORT

Continuing wet weather delaying hay and grain harvest operations Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development crop report for August 10, 2015 Weekly Provincial Summary The 2015 harvest was slowed by the continuing wet conditions in Manitoba.

Winter wheat yields are ranging from 55 to 90 bushels per acre, with good quality.

Swathing or preharvest management of the earliest-seeded spring cereal and canola crops continues.

The return to warmer and drier weather conditions is welcome to aid in ripening of spring crops, continued growth in the warmseason crops such as grain corn, sunflowers, edible beans and soybeans, and harvest operations.

Southwest Region Moderate temperatures and scattered thundershowers allowed for continued crop development.

Rainfall amounts ranged from 15 to 50 mm and were fairly general across the region.

Most winter cereals are in the firm- to hard-dough stage of development; some fields in the more southern areas of the region are harvested with average yields reported. Early-seeded spring wheat is in the soft-dough stage and approaching recommended stages for preharvest applications, while some barley crops are being swathed.

Symptoms of fusarium head blight can be seen in unsprayed fields of spring wheat. Leaf diseases are also visible.

The most advanced canola fields are in the pod-fill stage while most reseeded fields are completing flowering. Disease levels in the early-seeded canola appear to be at relatively low levels.

Most pea fields are beginning to dry down with some fields having preharvest products applied.

Initial field pea harvest has begun on a few early fields with yields in the 40 to 50 bu./ac. range. Flax fields are coming out of flower and have experienced some lodging after the recent rainfall.

There are some reports of aphids in soybeans but the populations are below thresholds.

Sunflowers are at full-flower stage and corn is in the early-grain-filling stages.

First-cut alfalfa and alfalfa/ grass hay harvest have seen further deterioration with frequent showers and high humidity experienced early last week. First-cut yields continue to be reported

Harvest is underway in many parts of Manitoba with some fall rye, winter wheat and even some spring wheat having been combined. This field of swathed canola is near Winkler. PHOTO: ALLAN DAWSON

at 50 to 75 per cent of long-term averages. First cut is mostly complete and native hay is nearing completion as well. Some initial second cut-alfalfa is harvested with yields average to above average with good quality. Greenfeed silage is harvested with average to above-average yields reported.

Northwest Region A major weather system resulted in amounts of at least 10 mm to over 50 mm of rain in localized areas. Crops in the region are reported to be in good to poor condition. Some crops lodged as a result of the heavy rains and winds experienced over the week, especially canola. Harvest operations were at a standstill for most of the week.

Approximately 10 per cent of the winter wheat crop is in the dough stage of growth and 90 per cent is mature. About five per cent of the spring wheat crop is mature. Preharvest treatments have begun as conditions allow.

The canola crop continues to improve and develop rapidly.

Approximately 15 per cent of the canola crop is at some stage of bloom while about 85 per cent is podded.

Approximately 90 per cent of the corn crop is in the V6 to V13 stage of growth and 10 per cent is tasselling. For soybeans, 10 per

cent of the crop is flowering while about 90 per cent is podded.

Crop insect pest activity throughout the region continues to be low.

Harvest of cereals for greenfeed and silage has begun and will continue with the better weather forecast for this week. Pastures are in good condition with adequate moisture.

Central Region Unsettled conditions resulted in showers and thundershowers and rainfall amounts varied from a few millimetres to 60 mm. Lodging is prevalent in cereals and some canola fields, and sunflowers where poor root systems resulted from prolonged wet conditions.

Cereal crops throughout the region look good. Harvest will be a challenge in many spring wheat fields due to lodging, and yield loss is expected. Fusarium head blight levels appear to be much lower than last year in both winter and spring wheat.

Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye has begun. Early yields of winter wheat are reported in the 55 to 90 bu./ac. range; average is expected to be in the 65 to 75 bu./ac. range, with decent quality.

Some spring wheat was harvested.

There is a wide range in canola development due to the varied seeding dates. Many fields are

lodged due to heavy winds, and harvest will be a struggle.

Sunflowers are growing well and are flowering. Sunflower beetle numbers are low; lygus numbers are at threshold levels and higher, and most fields have been sprayed. Corn is growing rapidly and fields are into grain-filling stages of development.

Soybeans continue to flower and form pods. Some fields are showing increasing damage due to excess moisture and subsequent root rots. Reports of soybean aphids are becoming more common, and while most fields are below economic threshold, the odd field is at the 250 aphids/ plant and increasing, and will be sprayed. Beneficial insects are easily found in most fields, and are keeping pest populations in check.

Edible beans are flowering and podding. With recent heavy rains, some fields are showing stress symptoms of yellowing. Overall most fields look good.

Hay harvest continues but has been difficult with the high humidity and recent rains.

Eastern Region Rainfall accumulations ranged from 15 to 40 mm. Some isolated hailstorms occurred in the southern districts. Fields continue to show evidence of stand-

ing water and areas where crop is drowned out.

Spring cereal crops are in the soft- to hard-dough growth stages.

Winter wheat is mature and harvesting continued between the showers; yields are reported in the 70 bu./ac. range with some symptoms of fusarium head blight noted.

Canola is pod filling. Soybeans range from R3 to R5. Sunflowers are in R5 growth stages with corn in the silking/blister stage of development.

There are increased reports of soybean aphids with populations building but still below economic threshold levels. There are increasing reports of phytophthora wilt in soybeans. Damage from sclerotinia is noted in canola fields that were not sprayed with fungicide.

Pastures are rated at 90 per cent good and 10 per cent fair condition as timely rains are allowing for regrowth.

Interlake Region Heavy rain and hail were experienced. Precipitation amounts varied from 10 mm to just under 100 mm of rain in the Woodlands area. The impact from excess moisture throughout the Interlake Region is starting to show as crops mature.

Harvest is very close to being in full swing in areas of the South Interlake. Producers are busy with preharvest applications and swathing spring cereals, peas and canola fields. Reports of winter wheat proteins ranging from 10.5 to 11.0 per cent with yields of 65 to 75 bu./ac. Peas are being harvested with reports of 55 to 65 bu./ ac. yields in the South Interlake.

Forage grass seed harvest will start this week as field and crop conditions allow. In most annual crops to date, insect pressure is low or not meeting the economic thresholds to spray. However, spraying in alfalfa seed fields is occurring as lygus bugs populations are meeting the economic thresholds.

Haying operations progressed quite well this past week due to less shower activity. Less hay bales are being wrapped for silage and more hay is being baled dry.

Foxtail barley and some other unpalatable species are becoming more noticeable in pastures due to selective grazing.

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Monsanto bid Agricultural Hall of Fame for Syngenta faces opposition H from farm, consumer groups Five new members of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame were inducted July 17 at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie.

We’re featuring each in successive issues

Rival company BASF is preparing to make its own bid for the company Reuters

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everal U.S. farm and consumer groups are working on strategies to derail a proposed tie-up of Monsanto Co. and agricultural seeds and chemicals rival Syngenta AG, saying a combination of the market leaders would spell fewer and higherpriced products.

Coalitions of opponents are being formed and market analyses being done, moves that underscore the hurdles U.S.-based Monsanto will face in any deal to take over Swiss-based Syngenta.

“We will aggressively oppose it,” said Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union.

“This would reduce competition in the marketplace that is already highly concentrated.”

Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, has yet to persuade Syngenta, the world’s top provider of agricultural chemicals, to even start negotiations.

The NFU is one of several groups in a loose coalition that is working on the objections it will present to the Justice Department if a deal comes together. The Food & Water Watch consumer advocacy group is doing a market analysis on which to base its objections.

T h e A m e r i can Antitr ust Institute non-profit group also will lobby against any deal.

Diana Moss, its president, said Monsanto’s stated intention of selling off Syngenta’s seeds and traits businesses is a “red herring,” and that the combined company would be a dominant player in the key agricultural platforms of seeds, genetic traits and crop chemicals.

“Farmers are already paying through the nose,” Moss said.

“This would take it to a whole new level.”

Some individual farmers are also making their opposition clear.

“I hope they don’t get it done,” said Ohio farmer John Davis, past president of the Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers. “They could get to the point where they could charge whatever they want.”

The deal would also face strong resistance in Brazil should it go forward, farmers and lawyers said, a hurdle that could delay or force major concessions to the $45-billion deal.

As one of the few places in the world with land available to expand farming, Brazil is likely to surpass the United States as the world’s top soybean producer in the coming years, while its tropical climate makes it an enormous pesticide consumer.

Brazil’s regulator, Cade, could spend up to a year, the maximum time allowed, analyzing any potential deal, said Marcio de Carvalho Silveira Bueno, an antitrust lawyer at Sao Paulobased TozziniFreire Advogados.

Brazilian farmers are already opposed to the deal, said Ricardo Tomczyk, president of Brazil’s main farmers’ lobby Aprosoja in top growing state Mato Grosso.

“It would distort the free market and hurt the sector all around... we are quite concerned,” said Tomczyk, a lawyer who has also represented farmers in legal battles against Monsanto over royalty fees.

Ratcheting up the pressure to find a deal, which first came to light in late April, is German chemicals group BASF’s bid for Syngenta. BASF has already lined up a loan package from large multinational banks, people familiar with the matter said.

BASF will only decide to submit a bid for Syngenta if Monsanto makes an offer for the Swiss group, the sources said, adding that BASF was comfortable with there being no merger at all and the status quo in the industry prevailing.

Rise in farmland values slows Low grain prices and patchy export demand are cited Reuters

The value of U.S. farmland rose 2.4 per cent on average in the year to early June, slowing from a gain of around eight per cent in the previous year, according to a report on Wednesday by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The lowest grains prices in five years coupled with patchy export demand because of a strong dollar have hit farm profits and the USDA has forecast overall net farm income will drop by a third this year to $73.6 billion, its lowest level since 2009.

Lower incomes can put pres-

sure on rents and consequently eat into farmland values in the United States, where nearly 40 per cent of farmland is rented.

But the survey showed that in the year to early June, farmland across the country largely held its value.

Land values in the Corn Belt, where most of the country’s huge corn and soybean crops are harvested, were 0.3 per cent down at $6,350 per acre, according to the survey, which is conducted in the first two weeks of June.

The largest fall of 5.9 per cent was in Iowa, the top corn and soybean producer, but even there land values stayed above 2013 levels, at $8,000 per acre.

arry Airey was born and raised on a farm in the RM of Daly. He attended Rivers High School, and following that, he began farming with his father. In 1965, he took over the home farm and began his own mixed farming operation. Two years later, Harry married Joan Bennett. Harry and Joan have three children, Raymond (Barb), Lori (Darcy) Heapy, and Shawn (Tanya) and several grandchildren.

In 1972, the Aireys bought their first Charolais cattle and their farm became known as HTA Charolais. They continue to raise cattle as well as farm over 3,000 acres of pasture, hay and grain land. HTA Charolais has shown and sold cattle across Canada and the United States. Their heifers have also been sold and shipped to Russia. Charolais embryos exported to purebred breeders in Sweden produced a bull that was the only one allowed in Sweden’s herd book because of his quality.

Since the purchase of their first Charolais bull, Harry has been hooked on the breed because of its superior performance. In addition to becoming an AI technician to help promote and establish the breed in Manitoba, he also served for many years as chair of the Breed Improvement Committee of the Canadian Charolais Association. Harry was actively involved in the Canadian Charolais Association from 1992 to 2001 and the Manitoba Charolais Association from 1986 to 2013.

Record of performance (ROP) of his animals has been of utmost importance to Harry. At the Douglas Bull Test Station, he served as a director, vice-president and president. He also worked on the ROP Board and the Charolais Herd Analysis and Records Management program.

In 2002 Harry was named to the Canadian Charolais Association Honour Roll. In 1988 he was awarded the Pure Bred Beef Producer Award from the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and in 1989 and 1998 he was nominated for the Seedstock Producer Honour

Harry Thomas Milburn Airey 1943 –

Roll of Excellence by the Beef Improvement Federation based in South Dakota.

In his community, Harry was a promoter of cattle production in general and the Charolais breed in particular. As a leader for 18 years in the Rivers 4-H Club, he was always active and interested in the Beef Project. When his children were younger, Harry took time to coach minor sports – baseball, hockey and ringette.

An avid curler, he served on the Rivers Rink Board for several years.

In 2009 Harry became a director of the Rivers and Area Community Foundation. His quiet demeanor, combined with his “let’s get it done attitude,” never fails to keep all of the directors on point and completing the task at hand.

Nominated by Donna Morken – 2015

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS CON N EC T I NG RU R A L FA M I L I E S

When families gather Reunions are how families keep their shared history alive

BY LAURA RANCE Co-operator Editor / Homewood, Man.

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oy, does that look good!”

Aunt Helen, accompanied by Aunt Marge, was gazing down on a cast-iron skillet as their nephew George slowly rendered lard from pork trimmings.

The ingredients for greavi, the phonetic spelling for the traditional Mennonite dish, don’t sound that appetizing and quite frankly, to the untrained eye it didn’t look very appetizing either.

But served with eggs and hash browns for breakfast, it was surprisingly tasty.

The delicacy, also known as “crackles,” brought much more than flavour to the party as dozens of descendants of George and Elizabeth Unger gathered at the homestead farm for the August long weekend.

Traditional foods such as greavi brought back memories of a bygone era — times that were filled with hard work and few comforts — but shared experiences that built a common history, and bonds that have lasted four generations.

The farmyard, now owned by the youngest of eight children, Abe and his wife Pat Unger, becomes a temporary campground every five years as relatives come from near and far for a few days of storytelling and, of course, the food.

It’s a scene that gets repeated across the Prairies every summer and although the dishes vary with the heritage, the food at these events is always amazing. It serves as a conversation starter too, as relatives who rarely see each other gather around the tables.

Marge was happy to teach the uninitiated how to pronounce greavi with a rolled “r.” But if there is a proper way to spell it out, she doesn’t know it. In her youth, the language was spoken, not written.

The Mennonite Treasury of Recipes does offer spellings for many of these traditional foods, which makes it into an increasingly valuable resource as the number of people speaking Low German declines with each generation.

She recalls spreading her bread with greavi schmolt — or pig butter made from the sediment once the clear lard was poured off. The dairy cream produced by the family cows was sold to the creamery.

Only on special occasions did the family eat butter.

A small crowd gathered as Pat Unger set up on a table in the farm shop and began rolling out the rollkuchen, a deep-fried pastry traditionally served with watermelon. There was no shortage of taste testers as the first pieces came out of the fryer.

The rollkuchen became the subject of some good-natured debate. Should it be rolled thin and twisted into shapes before cooking, or sliced thick and fried

Who better to prepare a big family feast than a big family? Photos: Laura Rance

Rollkuchen is deep fried and served with watermelon.

One piece of rollkuchen is cooked to make sure the oil is hot.

straight? Should it be served with no adornment, or rolled in icing sugar — and maybe even some cinnamon?

The fact that there was a discussion at all bodes well for its survival as part of this family’s eating traditions.

For the younger set, the most memorable food undoubtedly came from the slushie machine rented for the event. One can just imagine them someday thinking back to a hot, summer weekend filled with cousins, more aunts, uncles and grandparents than they could count — and all the sugary sweet ice they could consume.

All in all, it was a weekend of laughter, hugs, good food and drink, and even a few wistful tears.

But as much as it was a reflection on past memories, it was an investment in creating future ones. laura@fbcpublishing.com

Abe and Pat Unger dedicate a memorial to the farm’s founders, George and Elizabeth, who took on the property in 1944.

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Prairie fare Preserve the fruits of the season safely julie gardenrobinson Food and Nutrition Specialist NDSU Extension Service

A

s I checked our family’s garden the other day, I noted the potential bumper crop of tomatoes coming our way. I recalled a scene from the season we built a raised garden bed. That year, I noticed a few partially eaten tomatoes on the grass outside the raised bed.

Eating tomatoes right out of the garden would not be something my kids would do, so my first suspects were the scampering red squirrels.

They regularly store apples in the crooks of our trees. Maybe they were expanding their menu, I thought to myself.

However, the teeth marks were too large to be squirrel teeth. I certainly hoped we did not have giant mutant squirrels waiting to pounce on me as I picked tomatoes.

One night, one of our three dogs did not hop into the house on his last trip outside for the evening. I slipped on my shoes and headed outside. I found our dachshund, Jake, lying on his back near our garden by our abundant tomato plants. Jake always flips onto his back when he has been naughty.

I picked him up and carried him inside our house. He was panting. I could smell tomatoes on his breath and he had some tomato seeds on his fur. He was the tomato-eating culprit, so I was safe from giant mutant squirrels.

I really did not want our dog selecting his own food from our backyard because some plant foliage is toxic to dogs, cats and even people.

The green stems and leaves of a tomato plant contain toxic components such as “solanine” that can cause gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, weakness, loss of appetite and other symptoms.

In the worst case, respiratory, cardiac arrhythmias or even death could result from eating large amounts of the leaves or stems.

Ripe tomatoes have only a tiny amount of the natural toxin, so the bites of tomato did not affect Jake. I think he felt guilty, though. We decided not to take a chance with our snacking pet. We put up a little fence around the garden, and I do not plant the tomato plants so close to the edge of the garden.

We will be canning tomatoes again this year, as will many people. The number of calls and emails from people increases at this time of the year. Whether you are a seasoned canner or just getting started in home food preservation, be sure to follow current guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Center for Home Food Preservation and other reputable sources.

Sometimes I cringe when I read the guidance for home food preservation on random websites. Remember this: When you preserve food at home, especially by canning, you are a scientist.

Mango Salsa (For Canning) 6 c. diced unripe mango (about 3 to 4 large, hard, green mangoes) 1-1/2 c. diced red bell pepper 1/2 c. finely chopped yellow onion 1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes 2 tsp. finely chopped garlic 2 tsp. finely chopped ginger 1 c. light-brown sugar 1-1/4 c. cider vinegar (5 per cent acidity) 1/2 c. water

PHOTO: Thinkstock

Food preservation isn’t the time to put on your “creative hat.” You need to put on your lab coat (or pretend that your apron is a lab coat).

Be sure to measure accurately and follow the directions closely. For example, if you plan to can tomatoes, be advised that tomatoes require adding an acid, such as bottled lemon juice or citric acid, as directed in our “Canning and Freezing Tomatoes and Making Salsa” guide (accessible at http://tinyurl.com/make-salsa-fn175).

Tomatoes vary in the amount of acid they naturally contain. The pH, or acidity level of foods, determines the method you use to can foods.

Recently, I was asked whether oven canning is safe because some of the person’s friends were talking about it. The answer is, “No, don’t do it.”

One of our graduate students did an experiment with oven canning. She added bacteria to green beans, then processed the vegetables in jars in an oven. The bacteria survived. You might not.

An oven does not provide adequate heat transfer to kill potentially deadly bacteria and their spores (seed-like, heat-resistant forms of bacteria). Vegetables, meats and most mixtures of food require processing in a pressure canner.

Fruits, jams and jellies, and research-tested salsa recipes can be canned safely in a boiling waterbath canner.

Another person asked me about using a dishwasher to seal jars. That is quite creative, but no, a dishwasher does not function as a boiling water-bath canner. You can wash your jars and keep them hot in a dishwasher, but use the appropriate equipment to preserve food.

If you are using paraffin wax to seal jellies, be aware that method was discarded as a safe way to seal food several years ago. Use standard twopiece lids, and avoid seal failures by following the manufacturers’ directions for preparing the lids.

Wash and rinse half-pint canning jars; keep hot until ready to use. Prepare lids according to manufacturer’s directions. Wash all produce well. Peel and chop mango into 1/2-inch cubes. Caution: Wear plastic or rubber gloves while working with raw green mango. Do not touch your face, lips or eyes after touching or cutting raw green mangoes until all traces are washed away. Dice bell pepper into 1/2-inch pieces. Finely chop yellow onions. Combine all ingredients in an 8-quart Dutch oven or stockpot. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce to simmering and simmer five minutes. Fill hot solids into clean, hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.

Some lids no longer require heating prior to placement on the jars and heat processing after they are placed on the jars. If the package does not recommend heating the lids, then just use them at room temperature as directed. Be sure not to overtighten the lids because they might buckle.

People also ask me if they could make up a salsa recipe and can it for all of their friends. If you happen to have an accurate pH meter to test the equilibrium pH and you are a food-processing authority, then you probably are OK. Most people do not have lab equipment in their home, and food-processing authorities are few and far between in the U.S. For safety, simply follow a tested recipe and you will be fine. You can freeze salsa recipes that you invent.

If you are using old family recipes, please be advised that recommendations have changed through time. Your great-grandma’s pickle recipe is not necessarily considered safe according to modern standards. Compare the recipe formulation to “modern” ones. If the yellowed recipe card has a relative’s handwriting, you might want to frame it as a keepsake if the recipe is not safe. She wouldn’t want you to become sick, either.

The NDSU Extension Service has a wide range of free, research-tested home food preservation resources on its website (https://www.ag.ndsu. edu/food), including canning fruits and vegetables, freezing, pickling, making jams, drying fruits and vegetables, and even making wine from locally grown fruits. Check it out by clicking on “Food Preservation” in the left-hand navigation.

Although we cannot grow mangoes in our area, you might like to purchase some at a grocery store and try making this delicious salsa recipe developed by the National Center for Home Food Preservation.

Cover with hot liquid, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened, clean paper towel; apply twopiece metal canning lids. Process in a boiling water-bath canner for 10 minutes if your elevation is zero to 1,000 feet, 15 minutes if your elevation is 1,001 to 6,000 feet or 20 minutes if your elevation is above 6,000 feet.

Let cool, undisturbed, for 12 to 24 hours and check for seals.

Makes about six half-pint jars. One serving (about two tablespoons) of salsa has 29 calories, 0 grams (g) fat, 7 g carbohydrate, 0 g protein and 2 milligrams sodium.

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R

ose Jackson carried her coffee cup and her toasted bagel into the new sunroom at the back of the house and headed for the bright-blue Adirondack chair facing the backyard.

Andrew was already seated, steam curling up from the coffee cup on the arm of his chair and a newspaper spread out on his lap. Outside the sun was climbing just above the east hedge and bright drops of dew glistened on the grass where the rays reached the grass on the west side of the lawn.

A flash of colour darted across the yard as a yellow-shafted flicker winged its way toward the oak trees on the neighbouring property. Rose seated herself setting her coffee on one arm of the chair and her plate on the other. She sat for a moment, staring out at the idyllic scene. At length she picked up a piece of bagel and took a bite, but not without heaving a fairly obvious sigh.

Andrew looked up from his paper and studied her for a moment. He folded the paper, dropped it on the floor beside the chair and picked up his coffee cup.

“What’s up?” he said.

Rose gazed pensively at the scene outside. “It’s beautiful out,” she said.

“Yes it is,” said Andrew. “But I don’t think that sigh was a sigh of contentment. So,” he repeated, “what’s up?”

Rose shook her head slowly. “Nothing, really,” she said.

“All right then,” said Andrew. “Nothing it is.”

“I miss the farm,” said Rose.

There was a moment of silence. Rose took a sip of her coffee and another bite of her bagel.

“Of course you do,” said Andrew. “That’s not a surprise is it?”

“Sort of,” said Rose. “I was ready to move, that’s not the issue. And I really like this place, so that’s not the issue either. I guess I’m just surprised that I miss it now, so long after we moved. I didn’t at first, so maybe I thought I wouldn’t at all.”

“I would miss it like crazy,” said Andrew, “but I go there almost every day. I can’t imagine how I would feel if I didn’t.”

“Yeah,” said Rose. “I don’t think about it all the time, but sometimes I do.”

The

Jacksons

By Rollin Penner

There was another pause. A dog barked somewhere outside and the flicker flew back across the yard and landed in the elm tree to the east of the house. “ W h a t d o yo u m i s s t h e m o s t ? ” a s k e d Andrew eventually.

Rose thought about that for a moment. “It’s not really any one thing,” she said. “It’s not the house or the yard or the big tree on the front lawn. I mean, I loved that tree, and I loved the wide-open sky and the view, but it’s not that.” She stopped and took another bite of bagel. “It’s the kids,” she said. They seem so far away.”

Andrew nodded. “I can see that,” he said.

“When we lived out there Randy and Jackie were always right there and Jenn was still home, and Brady was just here in town. For some reason the farm seems like it’s farther away from town than town was from the farm.

That’s kind of weird.”

“That’s exactly it,” said Rose. “And it is weird. And unexpected I guess.”

“I have an idea,” said Andrew. “I think on the days when Jackie works at the hardware store and you look after the kids, instead of having her bring the kids here, you should just go out to the farm and look after them there.”

Rose raised her eyebrows. “You think?” she said. “ W h a t c o u l d m a k e m o re s e n s e ? ” s a i d Andrew. “A lot of the time you and I could drive out there together, if I’m going anyway. Plus, then Jackie wouldn’t have to wake the kids if they were still sleeping when she needed to leave. You would just be there when they woke up.”

He watched Rose, and could tell that she was running the idea back and forth through her mind. “I can’t believe we didn’t think of it before,” he said.

“It does kind of seem like an obvious solution,” said Rose. “And to something that isn’t really a serious problem. It’s not like I’m pining for the fjords, if you know what I mean.”

Andrew laughed. “Good one,” he said.

“Always a good time for a Monty Python reference.”

“Let’s talk to Randy and Jackie about it,” said Rose.

“Any time you want,” said Andrew. “They’ll love it.”

Rose smiled. “They probably will,” she agreed.

“There’s something else that should be noted here,” said Andrew.

“What’s that?” asked Rose.

“I’m a genius,” said Andrew.

Rose laughed. “I wouldn’t go that far,” she said, “but you’re not a complete dummy.”

“And that,” said Andrew, “is good enough for me.”

Scarlet runner beans — a multi-purpose plant This colourful plant is edible, ornamental and some use the beans in crafts Perhaps it is the frugal farmer in me, but I enjoy growing plants that are multi-purpose.

By Albert Parsons Freelance contributor

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on’t you love it when a plant you are growing in your garden can be used for more than one purpose? Perhaps it is the frugal farmer in me, but I enjoy growing plants that are multi-purpose. If a flowering plant is also edible as well as ornamental — I’ve hit the jackpot. One such plant is the scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus).

The scarlet runner bean, originally a native of South America, has been grown in North America for centuries. In warm regions that experience no frost it is actually a short-lived perennial and will last for several years and over time produces a tuberous root that is edible. The leaves are known to have been used as a famine food — picked and cooked as food for starving people. The leaves are not very palatable, but will provide nourishment for someone who is starving.

In our locale we use neither the foliage nor the roots as food, but we do eat the beans — both in the pod and shelled.

To be eaten raw, the beans must be picked while very small. Larger bean pods are high in lectins, which can cause digestive upsets and other health issues.

The pods get tough and stringy as they get larger, so if the beans are to be eaten in the pod like green beans, they should

This plant produces innumerable scarlet flowers and deep-green foliage. PHOTO: ALBERT PARSONS

be picked when they are young and tender. The older mature pods (which can get almost 25 cm long) can be allowed to ripen on the vines and then be picked and shelled, being cooked and used like any other dry bean. The shelled beans are uniquely coloured, many of them having spots and speckles. They are various shades of pink when young and darker purple and almost black when

older. Some people use the beans in craft work — another use for this phenomenal plant!

When very young, the tender pod of a scarlet runner bean tastes similar to a snap pea — very sweet and tasty. When cooked in the pods they taste like most other green beans, although the texture is a bit mealier and if the pods are at all mature, the texture may be a bit stringy and tough. The key is to use them when they are young. The flowers — usually picked in the late-bud stage — are edible as well, and make a nice garnish in a salad.

The scarlet runner bean is a very ornamental plant and is often used in both the vegetable garden and in the greater landscape as a decorative plant. Because of its size it can be used as a focal-point plant. The vines are fast growing and reach lengths of four to five metres.

The seeds are planted after all danger

of frost has passed as the plants are not at all tolerant of frost, so will also be cut down by the first fall frost. It is almost impossible to offer frost protection in the fall because of the size of the plants, although throwing a few blankets over them (if you can reach that high) might save them from being damaged by an early-fall frost.

This plant must be given some support, whether it is a fence, arbour, trellis, or simply a few poles made into a tepeelike structure. The vines will entwine around whatever support is offered and will soon cover it. The plants have a heavy cover of bright-green foliage and produce vibrant-red flowers all summer, making them quite spectacular.

Scarlet runner beans should be grown in full sun in soil that is rich in organic matter. The profusion of foliage demands a constant supply of fertilizer and water to ensure that the plants give their best performance. Whether they cover a fence or trellis, are grown to hide an ugly shed or building, or tumble over a supporting structure built just for them, scarlet runner beans will add a vibrant focal point in any landscape.

That it can be grown as a food plant, and its seeds used in decorative craft work makes the scarlet runner bean a multipurpose plant indeed.

Albert Parsons writes from Minnedosa, Manitoba

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COUNTRY CROSSROADS

Angusville General Store creates old general store feel

Reader’s Photo

And like the stores of old strives to be community meeting place

By Darrell Nesbitt Freelance contributor

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here are not too many busin e s s e s t h a t c a n b ra g a b o u t h a v i n g 1 0 0 - ye a r- o l d d i s p l a y counters, but in Angusville, Manitoba there is one, thanks to owners Bryan and Becky Flundra.

The Flundras describe their business — Angusville General Store — as welcoming (always a friendly smile to greet you), chaos (so much stuff in the store) and unique (antique feel thanks to the counters coming from the Baker’s Store in Vista).

“I have always been curious and passionate about being an entrepreneur, especially in the floral business,” said 28-year-old Becky. “I had been asked a few times to do wedding flowers before we opened and I just felt that I shouldn’t until I officially opened my own store.”

Promoting herself as a rural girl, it took Becky 10 years to arrive at her career after graduating from high school in 2004. She hopes all grads re m e m b e r t h a t t h e re i s n o t h i n g wrong with doing something different, get out and explore and gain some experience.

“My husband Bryan, now 39, was in the same boat as I, venturing out and spending years at a few different jobs and travelled for a year to Australia before he decided to become an electrician,” Becky said. “From that trade skill and the store located in the former Rural Municipality of Silver Creek building, we are truly giving back to the Angusville area.”

Growing up in Russell, Bryan moved

The calm after the storm. PHOTO: EVA KRAWCHUK

Becky Flundra PHOTO: DARRELL NESBITT

to Angusville about 10 years ago, while Becky grew up in Grandview and has always lived and worked in the Parkland region. She moved to Angusville in 2012.

Creating an old general store feel in the building, the couple offers a wide range of products, everything from fresh flowers to camping gear.

The store is open every day except Tuesday and more information is available at the store’s website, angus villegeneralstore.com.

Becky and Bryan and their three part-time/casual staff wanted to be open Sundays for one reason — soft ice cream sales. “Everyone loves going for a Sunday drive with family and stopping somewhere for a refreshing soft ice cream cone,” said Becky.

The store’s slogan describes the concept of the rural enterprise that is reminiscent of pioneer life when a store was “more than a store, a meeting place for us all to share stories, news and laughter.” The Angusville General Store strives to be just that for the community.

Infant botulism and honey Health Canada release

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n Canada, honey is the only food which has been linked to infant botulism — a rare but serious illness that is caused by ingesting the bacterium C. botulinum. In the majority of cases of infant botulism, the source of C. botulinum is never determined, but because honey has been linked to cases of infant botulism, parents are advised not to feed honey to infants less than one year of age.

Causes and symptoms of infant botulism While the botulism bacteria can’t grow or produce toxins in honey itself, they can grow and produce toxins in a baby’s intestine.

Symptoms of infant botulism include constipation, weakness, a weak cry, a poor sucking reflex, irri-

tability, lack of facial expression, and loss of head control. In some cases, the child may have trouble breathing because of paralysis of the diaphragm.

If you suspect that your infant is showing symptoms of infant botulism, it’s important that you not ignore them and seek medical attention as soon as possible. Most infants with infant botulism recover completely with no lasting adverse health effects.

What you should know to prevent infant botulism • Never feed honey to an infant who is less than one year old.

• Never add honey to baby food or put honey on a soother.

For more infor mation about infant botulism and food safety, visit: Healthy Canadians — Infant Botulism.

Darrell Nesbitt writes from Shoal Lake, Manitoba

Co-operator barn series revival Do you know this barn?

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f you do, a Manitoba historian wants to hear from you. In early 1981 the Co-operator worked with provincial Manitoba Historic Resources Branch staff to photograph and publish a series on rural buildings in Manitoba. Each week a photo and a story were published about why each of the buildings were rare or unusual.

Now Gordon Goldsborough, webmaster and journal editor with the Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is looking for Co-operator readers’ help to relocate these barns. He has looked for them during road trips in rural Manitoba, but because the site’s location details are scant, he has been unable to find them. He wants to include the buildings, with their GPS co-ordinates on a map of historic sites being prepared for the MHS. This photograph was taken by now-retired Co-operator editor Bob Hainstock who took the photo in the 1980s for the earlier project. Many of the photos were eventually included in Hainstock’s 1986 book Barns of Western Canada: An Illustrated Century.

We are including the original “caption” that ran with his photo, hoping a reader can answer these questions: 1. Does the building still stand?

2. If so, where is it?

3. What are its GPS co-ordinates?

4. What other information can you provide on its state of preservation or other details about its history since the original story in the 1980s?

Please send your responses to Gordon Goldsborough at: email: gordon@mhs.mb.ca Telephone: (204) 474-7469 Mail: 2021 Loudoun Rd. Winnipeg, Man. R3S 1A3.

The sun had not yet penetrated the fog and heavy dew that surrounded Ed Wardle’s big three-storey barn on this quiet fall morning, perhaps reflecting the restful status of a barn that no longer is required to meet the heavy demands of its seven previous decades.

There are three main entrances to this barn of stone, metal and wood, and each entrance is at a different ground level — a standard benefit of bank barns in Western Canada. Built into the side of a sharp ravine, the Wardle barn is located about 10 miles west of Virden and one mile north. Wilmot Wardle came to the area 100 years ago and after three consecutive crop failures at Gainsborough, moved over to the Virden area. In 1914 he contracted with two stonemasons to build the lower level for cattle, after which he completed the second level for horses and grain and the third level for straw and hay. The 35x70-foot building was located directly over a good water supply. The post-and-beam construction was altered slightly in the 1950s to allow a self-supporting roof. These changes also resulted in removal of the hay sling, as well as a rotary horsepower with six arms that allowed six teams of horses to move the large grinding stones in early days. The stonework has deteriorated in recent years and the structure is considered unsafe for future use.

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Outfitters Personal Pest Control Pets & Supplies Photography Propane Pumps Radio, TV & Satellite reAL estAte – Commercial Buildings – Condos – Cottages & Lots – Houses & Lots – Land For Rent – Land For Sale – Mobile Homes – Motels & Hotels – Resorts – Vacation Property – farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby Farms – Manitoba – Saskatchewan – Alberta – British Columbia – Pastureland – Farms/Ranches Wanted reCreAtionAL vehiCLes – All Terrain Vehicles – Boats & Water – Campers & Trailers – Golf Carts – Motor Homes – Motorcycles – Snowmobiles Recycling Refrigeration Restaurant Supplies Sausage Equipment Sawmills Scales CertiFied seed – Cereal Seeds – Forage Seeds – Oilseeds – Pulse Crops – Specialty Crops CoMMon seed – Cereal Seeds – Forage Seeds – Grass Seeds – Oilseeds – Pulse Crops – Common Seed Various

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The Pas

Swan River Minitonas

for BOX T RANCH LTD

Durban

Nancy and the late Hugh Crockatt

Winnipegosis

Roblin

Dauphin

Grandview

Ashern

Gilbert Plains

Parkland

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Neepawa

Gladstone

Carberry

Brandon

Treherne

Killarney

Pilot Mound Crystal City

Elm Creek

Sanford

Ste. Anne

Carman

Mariapolis

Lac du Bonnet

Beausejour

Directions: From Stonewall, Manitoba on #67 HWY, west 1.5 miles to lane marker #4067E on south side.

Watch for signs. Contact: Nancy Jo at 204-476-0419

Winnipeg

Austin

Souris

Boissevain

Stonewall Selkirk

Portage

Westman

Waskada

Interlake

Langruth

Minnedosa

Rapid City

Melita

Arborg

Lundar

Erickson

Hamiota

Reston

Stonewall, MB., at 10:00 AM

Riverton Eriksdale

McCreary

Gimli

Shoal Lake

Virden

Sat., aug. 15, 2015

Fisher Branch

Ste. Rose du Lac

Birtle

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Farm auction

Birch River

Russell

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

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Parkland – North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Westman – South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242.

Interlake – North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis.

Red River – South ofHwy 1; east of PR 242.

Lam

AUCTION DISTRICTS

Steinbach

St. Pierre

242

Morris Winkler Morden

Altona

1

Red River

ANTIQUES ANTIQUES Antiques For Sale FARMALL M WIDE FRONT; Farmall H wide front; Pony Massey tractor; 56 IHC truck 3-Ton; 12-ft deep tiller; 20-ft. flatdeck gooseneck trailer; 12-ft. press drill; IHC baler, for scrap; 2 cyl Miller Welder; gooseneck camper trailer. (204)855-2212 Looking for a hand around the farm? Place a help wanted ad in the classifieds. Call 1-800-782-0794.

ANTIQUES Antique Equipment THURS., AUG. 20TH 11:00AM KOENIGBAUR FARMLAND & EQUIPMENT, PELLY, SK. Includes 1935 Auburn motor and Honeycomb rad details pics www.eisnerauctions.com LAWRENCE EISNER AUCTIONS (204)525-2225

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman

TRACTORS: 2008 Case IH Maxxum 110, w/L740 FEL, 3PH, 3023 hrs, good rubber, premium unit • JD 2350, 3PH, 2870 hrs • JD 4240, w/ 148 FEL, power shift, duals, 9239 hrs • IH TD6 Crawler, w/ blade • JD L100, riding mower, 5 spd, 42” deck, 17 HP B&S motor • AUTOS: 2009 Chevy Silverado, 2500HD, 4x4, auto, 6.0 L Vortec V8, gas, long box, ext cab, 145,000 KM, excellent rubber • 2005 Ford F250, 6L Powerstroke DSL, 4x4, auto, needs engine work • 1989 Caprice Classic car • 1984 S2500 International semi, 977,000 km showing, Cummins engine • RECREATION: 2011 Polaris Ranger 6x6, 800 EFI, Sage Green, 342 original hrs, purchased new • EQUIPMENT: JD 503, 3PH mower • 2007 triaxle flat deck trailer, 30’, beavertail w/ ramps, purchased new • round bale trailer, 35’, 17 round bale capacity • Case IH, 562 round baler, good cond • Hesston 1160 haybine • Vicon 9 wheel hay rake • 2) NH 9’ trailing mowers • JD 10’ tandem disc • Westfield 8”x51’, PTO, grain auger • Front end loader blade w/ brackets • snow bucket • Blue Hills, 24’, livestock trailer • bale processor • IH antique plow • Hi Qual squeeze chute • SHOP & MISC: welder • hand tools • tools • battery charger • meat bandsaw • shelving • vice • power tools • 2) piles of round bales • metal culvert • HOUSEHOLD: glassware • fridge & stove • furniture • housewares Auctioneer’s note: Mostly large pieces of excellent farm and cattle-related equipment to sell so please attend on time.

www.lamportanddowler.com FOR PHOTOS AND FULL LISTING

www.lamportanddowler.com John Lamport 204-476-2067 Tim Dowler 204-803-6915

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Interlake

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

EquipmEnt plus ConsignmEnt salE Sunday, August 16 @ 10:00 am Stonewall, MB - #12 Patterson Drive

Tractors & Equip: Case 1070 Cab 540/1000 6500 Hrs. * A C D17 Gas 3PH 5000 Hrs. * Case IH 8480 Rd Baler * New Idea 484 Rd Baler * 18' Tandem Disc * Int 1100 Trailer 9' Sickle * 2013 Rowse 9' Trailer Sickle * Trailer Post Pounder * New- Dozer Blade 94" * 3 PH 82” Rotovator * 3PH Bale Forks * Farm King 3PH Blade * BH 20' Triple axle Trailer w Beaver * WW 16' BH Stock Trailer * BH 2 Horse Tandem Trailer Yard: 98 Polaris SLT H 700 Twin 3 Seater w Trailer * 20 ' Wrought Iron Gate Buildings: 30' x 85 ' x 15' Storage Bldg * 20' x 30' Storage Bldg * 10' x 20' Com Pop Up Tent * 16' x 22' Event tent * 20' x 40' Party Tent * 10 Pallets of Shingles * Tire Changer * Wheel Balancer * JD 6000 Watt Generator * HD Work/Tool Bench * Air Hyd Jack * Pallet Jack * Pipe Bender * Power Pack * Wood Pellet Heater * Honda Water Pump * Booster/Charger Hardware: Truck Load New Hardware from a Store Close Out! Plus ½ Truckload of Packing and Shipping Supplies! CALL TO CONSIGN!!

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Westman ESTATE OF PATRICK WAITE Machinist Tools & Household Auction Sale Sat., Aug. 15th 10:00AM Oak Lake, MB on site at 110 North Railway St. Complete Machinist Shop set-up of excellent quality tools. Forklift mounted on rear of Cockshutt Tractor; Small Shop Built Forklift on rear of Garden Tractor; 2 Large Milling/ Drilling Machines; 2 Large Metal Lathes; 2 Metal Band Saws; 1-Ton Electric Crane on Castered A Frame; 1-Ton Hoist Stand on A- Frame; Large 2 cyl Compressor & 2 smaller Compressors; Large Hyd Electric Shop Press; Parts Washer; Industrial Hack Saw; Floor & Bench Drill Presses; Floor & Bench Grinders; Air Tools include Impacts, Rachets (1/4-in., 3/8-in., 1/2-in.) 3/4-in. Impact; Nibblers; Sand Blaster Cabin; Welders, Tools & Accessories; 4 or 5 Large Tool Boxes filled w/Wrenches, Sockets, Fittings & Numerous Tools; Reamers, Testers, Calipers; Threaders, Puller Sets; Vices; Saws; Sanders; Taps & Dies; Concrete Tool; Metal Lathe Cutters; Milling Machine Drill Bits; Vari- ous size Chucks; Metal Work Benches; Amaco Kiln; A very large Quantity of Hand & Shop Tools & Sup- plies.

Household Items include 2 Bedroom Suites; 2 Small Sanyo & GE Fridges; Table & Chairs; Living Room Furniture; 2 Curio Cabinets; Panasonic 50-in. Flat Screen TV; Yamaha Surround Sound; 2 Guitars w/Cases; Amplifier; Usual Small Appliances & Household. A very large sale.

See sale bills or web site listed below for detailed listing & photos. Hudson Auction Service Hamiota, MB (204)7642447 cells (204)764-0288 or (204)764-0173 Website: www.globalauctionguide.com

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

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PRE-HARVEST CONSIGNMENT SALE at FRASER AUCTION BARN BRANDON, MB. • SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND • 9:00 AM

DIRECTIONS: Sale will be held at Fraser Auction Service Ltd. Sales yard 1/2 mile north of the junction of highways #1 & #10 on 25 Wheatbelt Road. Brandon, MB. THIS SALE WILL FEATURE: Farm & Industrial Equipment *Trucks *Trailers *Livestock Handling Equipment *Vehicles *Lawn & Leisure *Shop Equipment & Tools, 3PT Hitch & Acreage Equipment *Government Surplus *Large Selection of Toy Tractors, etc. Misc. Pallet Lots & More.

TRACTORS: *2005 NH TS125A MFWD Tractor w/ NH 62LB Loader, Approx 5800 Hrs Showing *1974 Case 1370 2WD Tractor *1966 Case 930 Comfort King Tractor, w/ farm hall loader (Bent), Snow Blade, Bale Horn, Bucket, 6’ Forks, 8’ Fork Bucket, 2 Spare Tires HARVEST EQUIPMENT: *1976 Gleanor L SP Combine, Field Ready, 2911 Hrs showing *1982 JD 8820 Combine, 3 New Pickup Belts, Fresh Oil Change, Eng, Hydraulic, Trans & Brakes in excellent Shape, 4339 Hrs Showing *1986 JD 8820 Titan II, 2 Spd Cyl, Chopper, Long Auger, New Front Tires, New Air Foil Sieve Last Year SEED & TILLAGE: *1998 Rogator 854-80, 80’ Boom, 800 Gal Tank, Trimble GPS System, 380 Dual Rear Tires, 4342 Hrs Showing *1993 JD 1060 41’ Air Seeder, Dbl Chute, JD 787 Tank, Monitor *45’ Flexi Coil 800 Cultivator HAYING EQUIPMENT: *1999 Hesston 514 Rd Baler, Soft Core, 1000 PTO, Electric Tie *Hesston 5540 Rd Baler, 1981, Monitor, PTO *Case Ih 8465 Rd Baler, PTO, Monitor, *Vermeer Baler 605A, *Hesston 5545 Rd Baler, PTO & Monitor *Hesston 565A Rd Baler GRAIN HANDLING EQUIPMENT: *Approx 20,000 Bus Metal Grain Bin (PIECES) *Haul All Seed Tender, Approx 100 Bus - Front, 150 Bus – Back *GT370 Grain Dryer, PTO, Pail of parts VEHICLES: *1960 Land Rover Series II 109 Sport Utility, 4 Cyl, Blue, VIN# 25406171B, 82778 Miles Showing, Factor Shop Manuals *2003 Pontiac Montana Ext Passenger Van, White, 6 Cyl, VIN#1GMDX03E03D123066, 368,754 Kms showing, (Proceeds from the sale of this vehicle will go to the TEEN CHALLENGE OF CENTRAL CANADA INC) (Runs but is not in driving order) *2003 Ford Windstar Sport Passenger Van, 6 Cyl, Gray, VIN# 2FMZA57483BB80594, 252,666 Kms Showing, (Proceeds from the sale of this vehicle will go to the TEEN CHALLENGE OF CENTRAL CANADA INC) TRUCKS: *1999 Ford F450 Service Truck White, SAFETIED, VIN# 1FDXF47F3XEC85591, 298,066 Kms Showing, More Info to follow *1996 International 4900, 530 International Motor 1700 hrs on complete overhaul, Allison 5 Speed Auto 1500 Hrs Factory Rebuild, 18’ Cancade Box - refurbished and painted, New Mich. Tarp, New Rear Brakes & Shocks, New PTO Hydraulic System, Complete to the control, cylinder rebuilt, VIN#1HTSHADR3TH362865, 491,785 Kms Showing, SAFETIED *International 4300 DT466 Chassis-Cab, VIN# 1HTMMAAM05H137254 TRAILERS: *2001 Other Canuck Semi-Trailer, Gray, VIN# 2C9ED24281S166309 *1998 Midland Semi-Trailer, White, VIN# 1M9B2R5C3WR018515 *1990 Other Homemade 25’ Gooseneck Trailer, Black, VIN# 1171111AZ *1972 34’ Feather Light 4 Horse, 8.2’ Height, side Load with ramp, Nose Cone Space with Rear Tack. Hauls 4 Facing each other or makes 2 Box Stalls, 5th Whhel, 2 - 7000 lb Axles, newer floor and rubber matts *Grain Trailer w/ Dolly, 3 compartments, Roll Tarp (Custom Tarps & Filters), FARM USE ONLY - NO TOD *Westeel Dump Box N Hoist *Snowmobile Trailer, 2 Place 3PT EQUIPMENT & ATTACHMENTS: *NEW 6’ Kodiak MD 3PT Mower *NEW 5’ Kodiak SD 3PT Mower *NEW 102” Buhler Allied Bucket *NEW Buhler Allied Bale Spear *NEW HLA Pallet Fork Frame LIVESTOCK RELATED EQUIPMENT: *Highline Top Gun 6800 Bale Pro Bale Processor, PTO, Box of Parts *High Line Model 6600 Bale Processor, *Real Industries Cattle Chute w/ Palpation Cage (one side is faded and the squeeze part is seized up from rust) everything else is complete and works well) *Degelman Land Roller Frame – NEW INDUSTRIAL: *Case Drott Cruz-Air, Model 40 BYR, 0557 Hrs Showing, MOVES SLOW *2003 Bobcat S250 Skid Steer, 6’ Bucket. Hand Controls & Foot Controls, 3229 Hrs Showing *Thomas 175 Skid Steer *Hyster Fork Lift, Model E30BS, 0280 Hrs Showing *NEW Lowe Hyd Auger 1650ch w/ 9in & 12in & 18in w/ skid steer quick attach, designed for 14-25 GPM/2,000-3,300 PSI and uses augers up to 36” in diameter, solid unit structure, heat-treated alloy shaft, HD reduction drive, 9”, 12” & 18” hex bit, Universal Quick attach plate ANTIQUE EQUIPMENT: *Antique Cat/Grader *John Deere Walk behind plow *2 Furrow International Plow on rubber tires *3 Furrow International Plow *(2) Pairs - Rake Wheels SHOP TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: *(2) NEW 2014 Easy Kleen Magnum Plus, 4000 PSI Hot Water Pressure Washer C/W 15 HP Gas, Electric Start *(7) NEW 2014 Easy Kleen Magnum Gold, 4000 PSI 12V Hot Water Pressure Washer, C/W 15 HP Gas, Totally Self Contained *(2) NEW 2014 Easy Kleen Magnum 4000 Ultra, 4000 PSI Hot Water Pressure Washer c/w 15HP Gas *(2) NEW Tamper T90 *Karcher NEW Pressure Washer TENTS & GATES: *NEW 30FT X 85FT X 15FT Peak Ceiling Double Door Storage Building C/W: commercial fabric, waterproof, UV and Fire Resistant, 12’ x 12’ drive through doors at two ends *NEW 20FT X 30FT X 12FT Peak Ceiling Storage Shelter C/W: Commercial fabric, roll up door TIRES: *(2) Michelin 11R22.5 *(2) Pro Comp 305/55/20 Light Truck Grip Tires *(2) Pirelli 275/55/20 Light Truck Tires *14.9 x 24 Tractor Tire (Traction) with Tube NEW BUILDING MATERIAL: *Assortment of Lumber – Treated & NON Treated *Assortment of Steel Cladding – Various Sizes *(30) Pallets - Shingles LAWN & GARDEN, LEISURE: *1997 Arctic Cat Cougar 550 Fastrack Snowmobile, Runs - needs some work, New Track, 8673 Miles Showing, Black *1986 Polaris 250R/ES 2 x 4 *Honda Fourtrac 325 TREES & SHRUBS, ETC TANKS: *1700 Imp Gal Fiberglass Water Tank *(2) 1250 Imp Gal Water Tank *Westeel Fuel Tank *Slip Tank w/ 12 Volt Electric Fuel Pump *L Shape Fuel Tank w/ Pump MISC: *(6) Pallets of Misc New Parts *Pallet - Vacuum Hose, Hospital Scale Etc. *Powerfist 15HP horizontal shaft gas engine

TRACTORS & CRAWLER

• 7810 JD Tractor, MFWD, Cab, 740 JD Quick Attach Loader & Grapple, 3 PTH, 5700hrs • 8640 JD 4WD Diesel • Case IH 5220 Diesel w/ Quicke Loader, Cab, 3 PTH, MFWD, 2700hrs • 2140 JD Diesel Tractor, 146 JD Loader, 3 PTH • 2510 JD Diesel Tractor, Loader • JD Model A • Massey Harris 44 Hydra w/ Blade • Minneapolis-Moline 445 • Oliver OC3 Crawler w/ Oliver Loader • 2705 MF Diesel Tractor, cab, 3 PTH • 1120 JD Tractor w/ Loader & 3 PTH • 485 Case IH Diesel Tractor w/ Loader & 3 PTH

VEHICLES & TRAILERS

• 03 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually, Quad Cab, Long Box, 4X4, Safetied, 5.9L Cummins, 380K • 06 VW Jetta TDI, Auto, Safetied, 275K • 05 VW Passat Wagon, TDI, Leather, Safetied, 395K • 1961 Plymouth Belvedere Restored • 1996 GMC Sonoma Ext Cab, 350cu in. V8 Auto, Custom Paint & Rims • 2001 GMC Safari, 8 pass Van, Safetied, 290K, Excellent Shape • Sokal 30ft Tri-Axle Fifth Wheel Livestock Trailer, Air Brakes, Safety Certified • 20ft PJ Trailer Tandem Axle Car Hauler • 20ft Tandem Axle Trailer w/ Checker Plated Floor, Pintle Hitch • 16ft Tri-Axle HD Pintle Hitch Trailer w/ Ramps • 1986 Ford 600 3 Ton Flatbed, Safetied, 134K • 1976 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham, excellent condition • 1998 Peterbilt 378 12.7L Detroit Diesel, Wet Kit, 1.3km

EQUIPMENT

• 2011 New Holland H7560 Discbine • 20ft Alloway Rau Flail Mower/Stock Chopper • 3 PTH Cultivator • 40ft Culti Harrow • 5 Wheel Rake • 8 Bottom Melroe Plow • 6 Bottom Melroe Plow • 80” HD 3 PTH Rotary Tiller, overrunning clutch (new) • 84ft Bergen HD Harrow 84 SB • New Holland 461 Mower Conditioner

• Large Qty Tractor Tires • New Holland 273 Square Baler • John Deere 336 Square Baler • Stoll FZ60.1 Front End Loader • 16ft Grain Box Trailer w/ Dump • Gehl 120 Mix Mill • 1975 JD 6600 Sidehill Diesel Combine • 8440 Case IH Round Baler w/ Monitor, excellent shape Allis Chalmers 2600 26ft Tandem Disc

GRAIN BINS • 5 Westeel/Rosco 14’ DiameterX6 Tier Grain Bins w/ Aeration Tubes (3 have 18” Centrifugal Fans (buyer can pick bins up at the farm, call for viewing, located in Steinbach)

LIVESTOCK HANDLING & FENCING • Large Selection of New Corral Panels Various Sizes, HD & Light Duty • Rugged Ranch Squeeze Chute • 1047/6 Farm Fence 330ft Rolls • New Rolls Barb Wire

TOOLS & MISC • 8 gal Twin Tank Air Compressor w/ GX Honda Engine 13.7 CFM@90 PSI • 20 gal Portable Air Compressor w/ GX Honda Engine 13.7 CFM@90PSI • New Rubber Air Hose • 3/8”X50’ Air Hose Reel w/ 50ft Rubber Hose • (2) 2000W inverter Generators Quiet Running • 4000W Gas Generator • 10ftX10ftX6ft Dog Kennel • Coats 40-40 SA Tire Machine • 16ftX22ft Marquee Event Tent

SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS • 84” Hyd Skid Steer Snow Plow Dozer • 48in Pallet Forks • Stout Walk-Thru 48in Pallet Forks • Stout Rock/Brush Combo Bucket Grapple HD72-3 • Stout Brush Grapple XHD84-6 • Stout Tree & Post Puller • Stout Receiver Hitch

FARM RETIREMENT AUCTION SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19th 10:00 AM For Malcolm & Elizabeth Hunter Location: From Steinbach, Manitoba, 10 miles south on Hwy #12 then 1/2 mile west on Road 25N

Partial List: • 1995 Case IH 7220 Diesel Tractor, 3 PTH, Cab, 7844hrs, MFWD • 1996 215S Series 2 JCB Loader Backhoe, 4WD • 4-150 White Field Boss Tractor, 4WD, 3208 CAT Diesel, 1000 PTO, 152 HP • 2005 Rainbow 33ft Tri-Axle Goosneck Trailer, Beaver Tail, Ramps, GVWR: 24150lb • 9ft New Holland 617 Disc Mower • Kverneland UN7581 Bale Wrapper

• New Idea 364 Tandem Axle Manure Spreader • Husky 5000 Gal Liquid Manure Tank • 8-51 Westfield Auger, PTO Drive • 2001 Arctic Cat 300 Quad, 4X4 • 3 PTH Rough Cut Mower • Good Shop Tools (Hitachi, Dewalt, Lincoln, Makita) • Riding Lawn Tractors

PLUS MUCH MORE!!

FULL LISTINGS & PHOTOS AT PENNERAUCTIONS.COM

CALL OUR OFFICE NOW TO CONSIGN TO THIS VERY WELL ATTENDED CONSIGNMENT AUCTION. 1-800-483-5856 OR E-MAIL OFFICE@FRASERAUCTION.COM MORE EQUIPMENT IS BEING ADDED TO THIS SALE DAILY! FOR A WEEKLEY UPDATED LIST WITH FULL DETAILS AND PICTURES GO TO: WWW.FRASERAUCTION.COM

FRASER AUCTION SERVICE LTD. BRANDON, MANITOBA Licensed and bonded. P.L. License #918093. Member of M.A.A., S.A.A., A.A.A., A.A.C. PHONE: (204) 727-2001 FAX: (204) 729-9912 www.fraserauction.com EMAIL: office@fraserauction.com Auctioneer: Scott Campbell Not responsible for errors in description. Subject to additions and or deletions. Property owners and Fraser Auction Service not responsible for any accidents. GST & PST where applicable. TERMS: Cash or cheque. NOTE: cheques of $50,000 or more must be accompanied by bank letter of credit. Sale conducted by FRASER AUCTION SERVICE 1-800-483-5856 www.fraserauction.com

Full Listing At www.pennerauctions.com

PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD. 218 Brandt Street Steinbach, MB Ph: 204.326.3061 Fax: 204.326.7529 Toll Free: 1-866-512-8992 www.pennerauctions.com

Sale Conducted by: PENNER AUCTION SALES LTD.

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AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

AUCTION SALES Manitoba Auctions – Red River

McSherry Auction Service Ltd

AUCTION SALE

Estate of Ronald Reimer

GOODS USED TRACTOR PARTS: (204)564-2528 or 1-877-564-8734, Roblin, MB. MURPHY SALVAGE New & used parts for tractors, combines, swathers, square & round balers, tillage, press drills & other misc machinery. MURPHY SALVAGE (204)858-2727 or toll free 1-877-858-2728.

97 Dodge Dakota Ext Cab 43,731 Km Sft * 76 Ford Courier 26,031 Miles * 77 Plymouth Volare 79,745 * 73 Dodge Dart Sport 2 D 60,053 Miles * 72 Toyota Corolla 84,343 Miles * 68 Dodge 100 Custom 49,293 Miles Exc Cond * 62 Studebaker Vanity 54,424 Miles Exc Cond * 62 Dodge Seneca 2 Dr * 60’s Dodge 100 w Stepside Box * 49 Chev Mdl. 1433 1 Ton * Yard Items * Tools * Guns * Large Amt of Antique Furniture * Farm & Household Antiques * Signs & Toys * Black Cat Sign * Die Cast Toys * Pressed Metal & Wind Up Toys * Musical Instruments * Go to the Website for Pictures & Complete Listing!!*

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Stuart McSherry (204) 467-1858 or (204) 886-7027 www.mcsherryauction.com

EMIL & MARILYN SYROTA AUCTION Sun., Aug 16th, 2015 10:00AM Directions: 2 SOUTH OF JCT 16 & 35, 1.5-MI WEST ON HAGLOF RD ELFROS, SK. Contact: (306)328-4726. MACHINERY– TRACTORS: 1982 JD 8440 Tractor 4WD, cab, air, PTO, 3-PTH, good rubber, 1,500-hrs on complete overhaul, engine & quad shift, 8,000-hrs; 1981 IHC 1086 Tractor cab, air, recent engine job, w/2350 FEL, 7-ft. bucket, 10-ft. snow blade; 1952 IHC H Gas Tractor good tin, fair rubber; 1952 IHC Farmal Super M Gas good rubber & tin, 6,000-hrs; SEEDING: Bourgault 32-ft. Air Seeder harrows, heavy trip, knock on, floating hitch, chemical kit, w/165 tank; 1986 Blanchard 80-bu mini air seeder hyd drive, complete w/air kit for 33-ft.; COMBINES: 1986 Titan II 7720 Combine stnd, long auger, good rubber, chaff spreader, nice; 1984 JD 7720 Turbo/Hydro Combine cab, air, chopper, 3 roller PU; SWATHERS: 1986 JD 2320 25-ft. SP Swather cab, air, gas, large tires; 1996 Westward 25-ft. PTO Swather autofold , bat reel, new knife; TRUCKS: 1976 IH 1700 Grain Truck 16-ft. steel box, hoist, V8, 2-SPD, tarp; 1975 IH 1600 Grain Truck michael’s tarp, 15-ft. box & hoist, V8, 2-SPD, good tires; AUGERS: Brandt 10x60 Swing a way auger w/reverser; Secundiak 7x45 Auger w/7-in. wheat heart bin sweep, 20-HP vanguard ES motor, good; Secundiak 7x37 Auger 16-HP, ES; SPRAYER: Bourgault 75-ft. 800-gal tank hyd pump foam & disc markers; HARROWS: 2 Flexicoil System 80 & 82 60-ft. 5 bar tine harrows; CULTIVATOR: JD 1600 35-ft. Deep Tillage w/anhydrous kit & Degelman harrows; CONSIGNED: 1967 IHC 1500 Grain truck 12-ft. box & hoist; JD 30-ft. 590 PTO Swather; 1952 IHC W4 Tractor gas. Plus hopper bins, misc equip, shop etc. NOTE: Emil is retiring. Machinery used on small acreage & in good condition for the age.

Not many small items. Online bidding 1:00PM. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

GABE & DOREEN HORVATH AUCTION Sat., Aug 15th, 2015 10:00am Directions: 10-mi South on Hwy 6 to Touchwood View Rd 7.5-mi East .5-mi South OR from Punnichy 4 west on 15 Hwy 8-mi South to Dead End .25 West .5 South Contact: (306)533-0169. MACHINERY– TRACTORS: JD 8560 4WD Tractor Ser R0TSRD3001774 cab, air, 18.4x38 factory duels, 24-SPD, 3 hyd, 5,100-hrs, excellent; JD 4040 Tractor cab, air, quad, JD 148 Loader, showing 9,000-hrs, 200-hrs on complete overhaul, excellent; MH 33 Tractor Live PTO, hyd w/mandrill; COMBINE: 1998 NH TR98 SP Combine cab, air, chopper, chaff spreader, hopper cone, 2,827 engine hrs, 1965 rotor hrs, real nice; SWATHER: MF 885 30-ft. SP Swather double swath, cab, air, good canvas, PU reel, real nice; TRUCKS: 1975 C60 Truck 350 V8, 5x2, 16-ft. box, hoist, tarp, good rubber; 1978 GMC 5x2, 16-ft. box; 1998 Chev 1/2-Ton extended cab, 334 km, V8 auto; AIR SEEDER: Flexicoil #800 35-ft. cultivator w/air package harrows, 1110 Flexicoil tank, looks good; AUGERS: Westfield 7x41 Auger like new 15-HP ES Motor; Brandt 8x50 PTO Auger electric lift; SPRAYER: 60-ft. computer sprayer chem handler, markers, real nice; HARROWS: Anderson 50-ft. tine bar, nice; STONE PICKER: Degelman stone picker, nice; Misc including JD yd tractor weight box for quick attach hitch, bin sweep, bale elevator, swather roller, tire changer, Coleman 5000 generator, 4 cyl Perkins engine, original Esso gas pump, plus more! NOTE: Gabe & Doreen sold the farm & are moving. Equipment is very clean & above average condition. Not many small items. Online bidding 1:00PM. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

GRAIN CARTS LARGE SELECTION used carts Brent 610, 672, 674, 770, 772, 774, 874, 974 Univerferth 7000, 8000, 9250; VFT 750, 760 hyd dr.

Fickln 650-bu. $13,500; Grain Vacs REM 1026, 44,500; Brand $4,000-8,000; REM 2500 HD, $9,500; Westfield 10x70 auger, $2,000; 8x46 Scoop-a-Second $1,000; JD 510 Baler, $1,500; JD 535, $5,000; JD 336, $3,000; Sudenga Weigh Wagon, $3,500. (204)857-8403.

FARM MACHINERY Parts & Accessories

AUCTION NOTE: 7 of 11 Vehicles Shedded w Low Mileage in Original Cond.

Collectors don’t miss this one! More Treasures will be found by sale date!

Contact: (204) 866-4605 or (204) 750-1304

We know that farming is enough of a gamble so if you want to sell it fast place your ad in the Manitoba Cooperator classifieds. It’s a Sure Thing. Call our toll-free number today. We have friendly staff ready to help.

1-800-782-0794.

WESTERN GRAIN DRYER, manufactures advanced screenless grain dryers, integrated w/PLC, HMI technology for automatic moisture & drying system controls. Update for Vertec, Ibec & other screenless dryers such as enclosed roof, drying tiers, & burners etc. are available. 1-888-288-6857. www.westerngraindryer.com

CURT’S GRAIN VAC SERVICES, parts & repair for all makes & models. Craik SK, (306)734-2228.

Sperling, MB - #15 Charles St.

DANIEL SLIVA AUCTION Fri., Aug 21st, 2015 10:00AM Directions: 4N, 5E, 1N OF RAMA, SK. MACHINERY– TRACTORS: JD 4560 2WD TRACTOR Cab, air, front weights, 20.8x38 factory duels, quad range, 3 hyd, PTO, 5,200-hrs, real nice; COMBINE: JD 7721 Titan II PTO Combine 2-SPD cyl, chopper, JD 212 PU, shedded, real nice; JD 6601 PTO Combine; SWATHER: Vers #400 Swather cab, 20-ft. shifting table, shedded, nice; AIR SEEDER: Bourgault #6800 28-ft. Cultivator air package, harrows w/2115 Bourgault tank, real nice; TRUCKS: 1975 Ford F600 3-Ton Truck 18-ft. steel box, hoist, 5x2, tarp, 50,000-mi; 1969 C30 1-Ton Truck needs motor; 1953 L-150 1.5-Ton Truck box & hoist; 1973 Chev 1-Ton Truck deck, w/hyd crane lift; AUGERS: Sakundiak 7x45 Auger ES, 18-HP engine, like new; Pool 7x35 Auger ES engine; SCRAPER: 4-5 yd scraper; SPRAYER: Vers 60-ft. #3000 Sprayer foam markers; Pool 40-ft. sprayer; TILLAGE: Cockshutt 24-ft. discer; Morris 28 vibrashank & harrows; Morris 19.5-ft. cult & harrows; Cockshutt Deep tillage & harrows; MF 18-ft. discer; BIN: Secundiak 2,200-bus hopper bin; HARROWS: Flexicoil 50-ft. tine bar; Grain vac; Renn grain vac.

Plus grain vac, Schulte stone picker, 250-bu. tox wix grain dryer, 1,000-gal propane tank & trailer, Leon’s 8-ft. blade, plus shop, recreation, etc. NOTE: Danny rented his land & is selling his equip. Major equip is shedded & looks good. Online bidding 1:00pm. Visit www.ukrainetzauction.com for complete pictures & listing. Sale conducted by Ukrainetz Auction Theodore SK. (306)647-2661. License #915851.

FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous

FARM MACHINERY Grain Vacuums

Saturday, August 15 @ 10:00 am

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AUTO & TRANSPORT

CLOTHING Work Wear

AUTO & TRANSPORT Semi Trucks & Trailers

SEWING ALTERATIONS, ZIPPERS REPLACED, upholstery for furniture, boats & automobiles.

Phone (204)727-2694

2005 9900I IHC SEMI-TRACTOR, C-15 CAT engine, set at 575-hp, 13spd, 4-way diff. locks, 72-in stand-up sleeper, with a 2004 advance Super B grain trailer. $60,000.

Macgregor, MB. Ph:(204)871-0925.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Roofing

PRICE TO CLEAR!!

75 truckloads 29 gauge full hard 100,000PSI high tensile roofing & siding. 16 colours to choose from.

B-Gr. coloured......................70¢/ft.

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Multi-coloured millends.........49¢/ft.2

Ask about our blowout colours...65¢/ft.2 Also in stock low rib white 29 ga. ideal for archrib buildings BEAT THE PRICE INCREASES CALL NOW

FOUILLARD STEEL SUPPLIES LTD. ST. LAZARE, MB. 1-800-510-3303

BUILDINGS AFAB INDUSTRIES IS YOUR SUPERIOR post frame building company. For estimates and information call 1-888-816-AFAB(2322).

Website: www.postframebuilding.com CONCRETE FLATWORK: Specializing in place & finish of concrete floors. Can accommodate any floor design. References available. Alexander, MB. 204-752-2069.

BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS SERVICES Crop Consulting

FARM CHEMICAL / SEED COMPLAINTS We also specialize in: agricultural complaints of any nature; Crop ins. appeals; Spray drift; Chemical failure; Residual herbicide; Custom operator issues; Equip. malfunctions.

Licensed Agrologist on Staff.

For assistance and compensation call

Back-Track InvesTIgaTIons

Round up the cash! Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Manitoba Co-operator classifieds.

CONTRACTING CONTRACTING Custom Har vesting CUSTOM COMBINING: 460 CAT, W PU, $150/hr; 30-ft flex-head, $18/hr; 6 row allcrop header 30-in spacing, $22/hr. Carman MB & surrounding areas.

Mike Maddison (204)750-1030.

WILL DO CUSTOM HARVESTING: Peas, cereals, canola, & soybeans. Flex heads, straight heads & PU headers. Professional operation fully insured.

Phone:(204)391-5491 or (204)371-9435.

“For All Your Farm Parts”

www.fyfeparts.com The Real Used FaRm PaRTs sUPeRsToRe Over 2700 Units for Salvage • TRACTORS • COMBINES • SWATHERS • DISCERS Call Joe, leN oR daRWIN (306) 946-2222 monday-Friday - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WATROUS SALVAGE WaTRoUs, sK. Fax: 306-946-2444

NEW & USED TRACTOR PARTS NEW COMBINE PARTS Large Inventory of new and remanufactured parts

6 QUICK ATTACH EXCAVATOR buckets, some trenching & clean-up buckets, plus 6 excavator rippers, some Cat’s & WBM’s. (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB.

FARM MACHINERY FARM MACHINERY Grain Augers HARVEST INTL GRAIN AUGERS New 13-82 Auger w/Flex Hopper, 540 PTO, scissor lift, HD Auger $19,500; New 13-82 Auger w/Flex Hopper w/Hyd Winch, Hyd Mover, 540 PTO $23,500. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

FARM MACHINERY Grain Bins (3) MERIDIAN STORE KING grain bins, 1,700-bu. hopper bottom, $10,000/each. (1) Meridian 4,154bu hopper bottom bin w/aeration, $20,000.

(2) 4,100-bu hopper bottom bins, w/5-hp aeration fans, $20,000/each. 3,000-bu Balan hopper bottom bin, $10,000. Macgregor, MB. Ph:(204)871-0925.

CUSTOM BIN MOVING Book now! Fert Tanks.

Hopper Bins/flat. Buy/Sell. Call Tim (204)362-7103 or E-mail Requests binmover50@gmail.com

FARM MACHINERY Grain Carts

1-866-882-4779. www.backtrackcanada.com

FOR SALE: BRENT 874 grain cart, hyd or PTO drive, 30.5x32 rubber, roll tarp, shedded, $24,000 OBO. Phone (204)546-2021 or (204)638-2513.

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

BUILDING & RENOVATIONS Doors & Windows

Serving Manitoba, Saskatchewan, NW Ontario & Alberta....Since 1937 • Quality Commercial/Agricultural/Residential Overhead Doors & Operators.

• Aluminum Polycarbonate Doors Available.

• Non-Insulated and Insulated Sectional Doors Available.

• Liftmaster Heavy Duty Operators.

• Mullion Slide Away Centre Posts.

• Commercial/Agricultural Steel Man Doors and Frames.

• Your washbay door specialists. • Quality Installation & Service.

• 24 Hour Service. • Replacement Springs & Cables.

Phone: 204-326-4556 Fax: 204-326-5013 Toll Free: 1-855-326-4556 www.reimeroverheaddoors.com email: kurtis@reimeroverheaddoors.com

IH 5000 24.5-FT SWATHER, rebuilt dsl, new knife, pick-up reel, Keer shear, $4,250 OBO; 700 Vers.

4-whl drive, 8.3L Cummins, 6,600 original hrs, new clutch, 3-hyd, $10,300 OBO. Phone:(204)635-2600.

Stead, MB. JD 530 ROUND BALER, 1986, $5000; JD 6620 combine, 3500-hrs; JD 3020, DSL, tractor, 1965, 8000-hrs, $5000; JD AR tractor, 1953, $1200.

Phone (204)685-3024.

JD 7700 COMBINE; MF 760; Also white & parting out remains of Case 1030 & 930. Some trucks & cars for sale. Pasture & hayland for rent. Standing poplar, plus much more. Phone:(204)268-1888.

ROTARY MOWERS WOODS 7-FT. PT, $3,000; 15-ft., $6,000; JD 15-ft., $6,000; 20-ft., $11,000; NH 9-ft. sickle mower, $20200; JD 450, $2,000; IH 7-ft., $850; 6-ft. Finishing mower, $1,000; Hay conditioners $200 & up; Manure spreaders, JD 785, $11,000; Gehl 1410, $8,000; H&S 400-bu. $2,500; V Pitchers, $1,500 & up; NH 216 hyd rake, $7,500; Vermeer hyd rake, $7,500; Gehl 2270 haybine, $3,500; NH 116, $3,000. (204)857-8403 WESTFIELD GRAIN AUGER TR100-71 c/w swing auger, good condition, $2,000; Packer bar 26-ft. plus 2, 6-ft. packers, $750; Farm King diamond harrows 17 sections, $500; Herman tine harrows 50-ft., $750. Jim Abbott (204)745-3884 or (204)750-1157, Carman.

HAYING & HARVESTING HAYING & HARVESTING Baling Equipment 2004 CIH RBX562 ROUND baler, hyd PU, gauge wheels, mega wide PU, bale command, always shedded, field ready, 8,000 bales, $12,500 OBO. (204)733-2446 FOR SALE: JD 567 round baler, 2004, 1 owner, megawide PU, kicker, shedded, excellent condition, asking $17,000 OBO. Call (204)535-2593, Baldur.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 2003 HIAB MODEL# XS122B-2CL picker, VGC, $12,000 OBO; Magnum headache rack w/Canstar storage boxes, $1200 OBO. Ph (204)745-7445.

GRAVITY WAGONS NEW 400-BU, $7400; 600-bu, $12,500; 750-bu, $18,250, Tarps Avail. Large selection of used wagons, $2,000 & Up; 550-bu. year round $5,500; Parker 500-bu., $6,000; Parker 450bu., $5,000; Discs Krause 30-ft. Rock Cushion, $9,500; Wishek 30-ft. 742, $32,000; Fertilizer Spreaders 4-8 Ton, $3,000 & Up; Valmar 1620, $2,500; 3255, $3,500. (204)857-8403

HAYING & HARVESTING Swathers STEINBACH, MB. Ph. 326-2443 Toll-Free 1-800-881-7727 Fax (204) 326-5878 Web site: farmparts.ca E-mail: roy@farmparts.ca FARM MACHINERY Machinery Miscellaneous 1981 GMC 7000 SERIES, factory, 17-ft B&H, 10X20 70% A1, $8,000; 1980 Chev 1/2 tonne flatdeck, winch, duals, $3,500; 1978 GMC 6000 series, factory 15-ft steel B&H, original 38,000-km, $12,000; 1988 Chev 20-ft factory flat-deck, 10X20, 75%, $3,500; 410 MF combine, PU, all good, $1,050; Vac tank 1800-gal. & pump A1 $10,000; Rotex SR7 power parachute for parts, $3,000; 21-ft Hart Carter PU reel, A1, $1,100; 25-ft U2 PU reel, A1, $4,000. Ph (306)238-4411.

1984 4400 22-FT VERSATILE swather w/cab, good condition, big rubber, asking $3,000; 1984 400 20-ft Versatile swather, good condition, asking $1,400; 1983 400 20-ft Versatile swather, double swath, asking $900 OBO; Haullin 53-ft extendable rafter trailer, all hydraulic, asking $3,500.

(204)728-1861.

1994 WESTWARD PT swather c/w MacDon PU reel, excellent canvasses & knife, always shedded, $4,500; 1991 WESTFIELD grain auger 60-ft.x8-in. c/w swing hopper, good condition, $2,000; 1999 REM grain vac, Model 1826B, excellent condition, always shedded, $5,000. (204)537-2455

1998 220 MASSEY SWATHER 1,400-hrs, stored inside, new Schumacher knife system w/rotary end shear, UII PU reel 22-ft., perfect condition; IHC 1682 combine, header reverser, factory tarp, chaff spreader, very low acs, new PU belts. (204)845-2278 1998 8820 CASE 25-FT. double swath, 4 cyl DSL. Phone (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713 CASE IH 8825 HP swather. 8820 table, UII pick-up reel & hyd. roller. Table 25-ft double swath.

1,200-hrs, VGC. Transport can be arranged.

Phone:(204)248-2327.

HAYING & HARVESTING Various 1998 994 HONEYBEE 30-FT draper header w/TR or TX adapter, UII pick-up reel, cross auger, new canvasses & bearings. $15,500 OBO. Phone:(204)632-4390 or Cell:(204)797-4821.

2005 NH 94C 30-FT draper header w/UII pick-up reel, TR/TX adapter, canvasses, canvass rollers & bearings replaced. $23,500 OBO. Phone: (204)632-4390 or Cell:(204)797-4821.

2015 Hay Trailer Hauls 17-22 Rd Bales, 5th Wheel Style Steering, Turns on a Dime, 11x22.5 dual tires, Heavy Build Trailer, 9’ 9"x36’ Steel Deck, $6,400 Delivery Available in MB (204)362-7480 46-FT. 20 SOFT CORE (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713

bales.

Phone

HYLINE 1400 BALE PICKER, terrys 14 5x6 round bales, tilled ready, asking $17,000 OBO. Phone (204)425-3884

Combines

39-FT CIL 203 DEEP tiller, 12-in spacing, 3-row harrows, new shovels, in excellent shape. No reasonable offer refused. (204)795-0626.

COMBINES Case/IH

875 VERS tractor; 40-FT Bourgault cultivator; 22-ft Bourgault cultivator both w/anhydrous hitch; 22-ft JD cultivator; Swath roller; JD 21-ft 2320 swather; 21-ft CCIL swather; JD 7700 combine, 1950-hrs, shedded; 1975 Chev & 1977 Int. 3-tonne; 10x61 Westfield auger in new condition; 8x51 Westfield auger; 7x41 Westfield; 7x51 Sakundiak; 63-ft Harrow packer bar, Rite-Way w/new tines; 56 Morris w/new tines; 4) 30-ft 6-bar standing panels; 2 Elk fences, 1 standing. (204)546-2562.

1986 CASE-IH COMBINE 1680, chaff spreader, rice tires, excellent condition, $25,000 OBO; Phone:(204)824-2196 or (204)573-6723.

BIN SHEETS 2X4 WIDE & narrow core, $25; Aeration flooring for 38-ft diameter bins, $200/bin; Used propane tanks, 80-gal, $25, 1000-gal, $500 & 2000gal capacity $800; Cat engine w/6-in diameter Doda manure pump, can be used as a booster pump, $5,100; 3) 8-in bin unloading augers w/sweep for 38-ft diameter bin, $150 each. (204)274-2502 ext 225 or (204)274-2782.

COMBINES Ford/New Holland

CASE 621 LOADER 8-FT. bucket; D7F Cat Dozer ripper; Ford Major loader 3-PTH, $6,500; 25-ft. UII reel; 16-ft. OMC boat & 60-HP motor trailer, $2,500; 18-ft. 1,800-gal vac tank & pump; 1981 Ford gravel truck tandem gas, $7,500; MF 860 PU & straight cut $5,500; 1999 GMC T8500 DSL tow truck 20-ft. $14,500. (306)236-8023 DISCS WISHEK 14-FT., 16-FT. 30-ft. Sunflower 30-ft. Rock cushion, $20,000; Breaking discs Kewanee 15-16-ft., Towner 18-in. JD 12-ft., $4,500; Hesston 40-ft. #2410 disc Rippers DMI 5 shank, $8,900; 7 Shank $10,900; Row Crop cultivators 4-12P JD 535 baler, $5,000; JD 336 Baler grain screeners, dual stage rotary, $200 up; Kwik Kleen 5 tube, $5,000; 7 tube, $6,500; Used fertilizer spreaders 4-8Ton. (204)857-8403 FORAGE HARVESTER NH 890, $2,500; IH 761, $2,500; JD 3970, $6,000; Hi-Dumps Jiffy, $3,000; Richardton 14-ft., Richardton 750, $17,500; Rex tandem forage wagon, $3,000; Flex heads JD 924, 925, 930; Case IH 1020 25-30-ft. 820 20-ft. Rigid Case IH 25-30-ft., $2,500 Up; JD 930 $2,500; Degelman 14-ft. Rock Rake, $9,000; 570 Rock pickers, $2,500 Up; Big Mac Prong Picker, $4,000.

(204)857-8403 FOR SALE: IH 7-FT. sickle mower w/hyd lift & cyl, good shape, $750. Phone (204)633-3205, Wpg

30-ft IHC MACDON FLEX DRAPER HEADER w/gauge reels, 2 section pick-up reel, $35,000.

Ph:(204)871-0925. Macgregor, MB. COMBINE FOR SALE, INTERNATIONAL 1460.

3447 hrs, pick up head, good working condition. $65,000. Ph: (204)828-3648. No sun calls please.

FOR SALE: TX66 1995 shedded 1905T, 2503E, newer concave, rub bars, feeder chain, elevator chain, chopper knives, PU belts, excellent condition, field ready, asking $30,000 OBO. Phone (204)535-2593, Baldur.

COMBINES Gleaner L3 GLEANER COMBINE. GOOD condition. Phone: (306) 876-4707

COMBINES John Deere 1986 JD 7720 TITAN 2 combine, good shape, field ready, chaff spreader, 2-spd cylinder, $14,000.

Phone (204)568-4604 Advertise your unwanted equipment in the Classifieds.

Call our toll-free number and place your ad with our friendly staff, and don’t forget to ask about our prepayment bonus. Prepay for 3 weeks and get 2 weeks free!

1-800-782-0794.

JD 8820 COMBINE W/PU, chaff saver & 224 straight cut header, runs well, many new parts.

Phone (204)838-2028 or (204)748-5840.

COMBINES Massey Ferguson 1983 850 MF COMBINE, 354 Perkins engine, Melroe PU, has new sieves, hopper bottom. Phone (204)242-4411

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1988 MF COMBINE 8560 25-ft. JD flex header 5.9 Cummins, new PU belts, hyd driven rotor chopper.

Phone (204)239-7758 or (204)872-1713.

COMBINES White 1980, 5542 WHITE COMBINE, in excellent condition. Asking $6,700. Phone (204)848-2254, Onanole MB.

HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING

The Icynene Insulation System® • Sprayed foam insulation • Ideal for shops, barns or homes • Healthier, Quieter, More Energy Efficient®

8900 white combine sheeded since new, not used last 8 yrs, melroe pick-up & straight cut header. Very good condition. PH:(204) 886-2247. Teulon, MB

COMBINES Accessories 2012 CIH 3020 Flex Platform, PU Reel, Poly Skids, F/A Reel, F/F Auger, Field Ready, $34,900. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

AGCO MF CAT FLEX Platforms: In Stock Models, 500 Gleaner 25-ft & 30-ft, Model 8000 30-ft & 8200 35-ft MF. Cat FD30 flex-FD 40 Flex. Reconditioned, ready to go. Delivery in Sask., MB., & Alberta.

Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

CIH FLEX PLATFORMS: Models 1020 25-ft & 30-ft w/wo air reel; 2020 30-ft & 35-ft; 2020 30-ft w/air reel- 2011 3020 35-ft. Can install new AWS Air Bar for additional $11,500.00. Delivery in SK., MB., & Alberta. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

JD PICKUP PLATFORMS 2 JD 212-6 Belt; 2 JD 214-7 Belt. Call for pricing. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com JOHN DEERE FLEX PLATFORMS: 922-925-930 several newer one w/full finger augers & air reels630-635 w/wo air bars. Delivery SK., MB.,& Alberta.

Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. www.reimerfarmequipment.com Gary Reimer (204)326-7000.

NEW HOLLAND FLEX PLATFORMS: In Stock Models 973 both 25-ft-30-ft-74C 30-ft w/air reel-88C 36-ft flex draper-94C 25-ft rigid draper w/trailer. Delivery in SK., MB., & Alberta. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000. www.reimerfarmequipment.com

www.penta.ca

1-800-587-4711

IRON & STEEL FREE STANDING CORRAL PANELS, Feeders & Alley ways, 30ft or order to size. Oil Field Pipe: 1.3, 1.6, 1.9, 1 7/8, 2-in, 2 3/8, 2 7/8, 3 1/2. Sucker Rod: 3/4, 7/8, 1. Casing Pipes: 4-9inch. Sold by the piece or semi load lots. For special pricing call Art (204)685-2628 or cell (204)856-3440.

LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING Lawn & Garden TORO 455 DSL 4X4 finishing mower, 10-ft front mount deck w/wings, very nice shape, $10,000. Ph (204)871-0925, MacGregor MB.

LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK Cattle Auctions

Saturday, September 12th at 10 am

Tillage & Seeding

Harold Unrau (Manager) Cell 871 0250 Auction Mart (204) 434-6519

Tack and Horse Sale

For on farm appraisal of livestock or for marketing information please call MB. Livestock Dealer #1111

TILLAGE & SEEDING Seeding Various

WWW.GRUNTHALLIVESTOCK.COM

42-FT. CASE IH 7200 hoe drill, $3,000 OBO; (204)745-7445.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Black Angus 3 YEARLING BLACK ANGUS bulls, $2,900 each, Sire still on farm, Lorette area. Call Bill (204)770-4706.

FOR SALE: REGISTERED BLACK Angus cows.

Bred to RB Tour of Duty. To calve Feb 6- Apr 10.

Predominate/ Density/ Final Answer bloodlines, Ph:(780)921-2180.

LIVESTOCK Cattle – Shorthorn IF YOU ARE LOOKING to buy or sell Shorthorn bulls or females, contact one of the MB Shorthorn Association fieldmen and they can help you out.

Call Monty Thomson at (204)870-0089, or Tom Walls at (204)895-8191. Website: www.manitobashorthorns.com

LIVESTOCK Cattle Various

8670 FORD TRACTOR FWA, approx 4,500-hrs, sure grip TD8 rice tires almost new, FEL 9-ft. bucket, $65,000 OBO. Phone (204)268-4591

FOR SALE: 50 COWS Red Angus X Simm, bred Black Simm. Fall Delivery. Richard (204)773-2824.

TRACTORS Versatile

LIVESTOCK Horse Auctions

875 VERS. W/ATOM JET & good tires. Nice shape.

Ph:(204)325-2416.

ROCKING W HORSE SALES 2015 fall Horse Sale, Sat., Sept 5th, 12:00 noon, Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB. Phone (204)325-7237 www.rockingw.com

TRACTORS 2-Wheel Drive STEVE’S TRACTOR REBUILDER specializing in JD tractors in need of repair or burnt, or will buy for parts. JD parts available. Phone: 204-466-2927 or cell: 204-871-5170, Austin.

LIVESTOCK Sheep For Sale

TRACTORS Various TRACTOR ALLIS CHALMERS CA. Comes w/3-PTH for a 2-sheer plow, rear cultivators, plus side cultivators, $2,000. Phone (204)661-6840.

Big Tractor Parts, Inc. Geared For The Future

STEIGER TRACTOR SPECIALIST

RED OR GREEN 1. 10-25% savings on new replacement parts for your Steiger drive train.

2. We rebuild axles, transmissions and dropboxes with ONE YEAR WARRANTY. 3. 50% savings on used parts.

1-800-982-1769 www.bigtractorparts.com

AN ASSORTMENT OF CREEP feeders & self feeders on wheels & skids. All Cypress Industries.

(204)325-2416.

FOR SALE: HI-HOG & Cattle handling facility.

Crowding tub, 3S adjustable ally section, w/gates & walkways & Hi-hog squeeze chute. Bought new in 2014, barely used, not fully assembled. No reasonable offer refused. Phone:(204)734-4739.

FOR SALE: SCALECO ELECTRIC cattle scale w/10,000-lb 8x10-ft pen. 22-ft heavy duty cattle loading chute w/spring door & catwalk. Phone (204)759-2220 KELLN SOLAR SUMMER/WINTER WATERING System, provides water in remote areas, improves water quality, increases pasture productivity, extends dugout life.

St. Claude/Portage, 204-379-2763.

1 877 695 2532 www.ezefeeder.ca

REGULAR CATTLE SALES

HEADER TRAILERS & ACCESSORIES. Arc-Fab Industries. 204-355-9595 charles@arcfab.ca www.arcfab.ca

TRACTORS Ford

ALTERNATIVE POWER BY SUNDOG SOLAR, portable/remote solar water pumping for winter/summer. Call for pricing on solar systems, wind generators, aeration. Service & repair on all makes/models. Carl Driedger, (204)556-2346 or (204)851-0145, Virden.

GRUNTHAL, MB.

Sheep and Goat with Small Animals & Holstein Calves

IHC FARMALL H wide front, good tires, hyds, painted, $1,500; IHC Super Cub, hyds, completely original, excellent condition, $2,000. Phone (204)854-2587

LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT

AGENT FOR T.E.A.M. MARKETING

Monday, August 31st at Noon

1984 IHC 5288 TRACTOR, 162 PTO HP, Cab, Air, Duals 20.8R38, 11.00x16 Front, Dual Hyd, 1000 PTO, 9,769-hrs, Consignment. Reimer Farm Equipment, Hwy #12 N, Steinbach, MB. Gary Reimer (204)326-7000 www.reimerfarmequipment.com

P. QUINTAINE & SON LTD. 728-7549 Licence No. 1123

Hwy #205, Grunthal • (204) 434-6519

August 18th & 25th

TRACTORS Case/ IH

WANTED: BUTCHER HOGS SOWS AND BOARS FOR EXPORT

12V. or Hydraulic Electronic Scale Opt.

every TUESDAY at 9 am

TracTors

LIVESTOCK Swine Wanted

Manitoba Sheep Association Show & Sale

August 28th and 29th, 2015 CARBERRY AG GROUNDS, CARBERRY, MANITOBA PUREBRED RAMS AND EWES AVAILABLE ALSO PENS OF COMMERCIAL EWES.

SALE SATURDAY STARTING AT 2PM Stock dog show Saturday M.S.A is also hosting a shearing school August 26th-29th for more info on ALL events go to www.mbsheep.com

MUSICAL CDS: GOSPEL, COUNTRY, FIDDLING; Trombone $299; Alto Sax $500; Flute, $250; Clarinet $250; Florentine Mandolin $299; Lapsteel $229; 76 Note Keyboard $299; Acoustic Electric Guitar $169.95; Violin Set $125; Electric Autoharp $400; Drums $400; 500 Watt Base Amp, $349; 250 Watt guitar Amp $329; 10 Channel 1600 Watt Mixer, $600; Hildebrand Music, Portage la Prairie Mall, Ph:(204)857-3172.

ORGANIC ORGANIC Organic – Certified WANT THE ORGANIC ADVANTAGE? Contact an organic Agrologist at Pro-Cert for information on organic farming: prospects, transition, barriers, benefits, certification & marketing. Call:(306)382-1299, Saskatoon, SK or at info@pro-cert.org

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Serving MB, SK, NW-Ontario. Call/Write for info: Box 212, Roland, MB, R0G 1T0, (204)343-2475. www.candlelightmatchmakers.ca

AVAILABLE BACHELORETTES Name: Jane Age: 43

Jane is a beautiful, sweet girl who is a nurse and looking for the right man.

Jane has never been married, has no children, and no baggage. She loves football, hockey, going to concerts, and just being outdoors. She is very down to earth, and easy to get along with, she is a great listener and always wants to help others. Jane is a very charitable person, she donates and volunteers for many causes including children’s charities and animal shelters. Jane does not drink or smoke, she is not one to go to bars, and she has had a hard time meeting the right person in her small community. She is always up to try new things and open to new experiences. Jane is a bit shy at first, and she is nervous about dating, but really wants to meet the right person to settle down with.

She is very open and accepting of people, she’s very non-judgmental, and cares more about who someone is on the inside rather than on the outside. She is looking for a good man who is energetic, fun, adventurous, has a good sense of humor, down-to-earth, and a little bit romantic.

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Est 15 years in Canada & US. We are a full service permanent relationship firm with a success rate of 87%. Testimonials available.

SEED / FEED / GRAIN SEED/FEED/GRAIN Hay & Straw

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Wanted

HAY FOR SALE, GOOD quality round bales.

Phone (807)709-0771.

FARMS WANTED! Considering selling your farm?

Not sure what your farm is worth? Not sure where to start? Call me to discuss all options. All calls are confidential & dealt with in a professional manner.

Currently there is strong demand for Grain & Livestock Farms from both domestic & overseas buyers. Rick Taylor, Sales Associate, HomeLife Home Professional Realty Inc. Ph:204-867-7551. rtaylor@homelife.com, www.homelifepro.com

HAY WANTED: standing or baled. Call or text (204)730-3139.

RECYCLING

FOR SALE: 250-ACS of Oat Straw to be baled in the Fisher Branch area, $12 per bale OBO. Phone (204)372-6057

LARGE ROUND BALES OF wheat & oat straw; Large round bales of hay. (204)325-2416.

NOTRE DAME USED OIL &REAL FILTER DEPOT ESTATE

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Southern and Western Manitoba

READY TO MOVE HOMES: For Sale Beautiful Tel: 204-248-2110 RTM home w/front covered deck & roof dormers.

Vaulted ceilings, kitchen w/island, 3 bdrm. Master has ensuite bath & walkin closet. Main floor laundry. Call: (204)326-1493 or (204)355-8484. Marvin Vogt, Marvin Homes Inc. www.marvinhomes.ca

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REAL ESTATE Land For Sale 14 LOTS FOR SALE in (204)638-6661 or (204)638-8415

Dauphin.

Phone

ALFRED KLEIN of Ste Rose du Lac, MB intends to sell private lands: SE 06-25-12 W; SE 07-25-12 W; NE 07-25-12 W to Wayne Taylor and Cory Taylor who intend to acquire the following agricultural Crown land leases: NE 32-24-12 W; NW 32-24-12 W; NE 05-25-12 W; NW 05-25-12 W; SE 05-25-12 W; SE 19-24-13 W; SW 20-24-13 W; NE 03-25-13 W; NW 03-25-13 W; SE 03-25-13 W; SW 03-25-13 W; NE 04-25-13 W; NW 04-25-13 W; SE 04-25-13 W; SW 04-25-13 W; SE 10-25-13 W; SW 10-25-13 W by Unit Transfer. If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa MB R0J 1E0; or Fax (204)867-6578.

FOR SALE BY TENDER- RM of Gilbert Plains, 319-acs of mostly Clay Loam soil being the East Half of 24-27-22W, having approx 170-acs cultivated. The land may be viewed at any time, w/tender forms avail upon application from Century 21 Westman.com, 244 10th St, Brandon, MB, Tel: (204)725-0555. Closing date for submission of tenders, Aug. 27th 2015.

The following PRIVATE LAND is being offered for sale: SE 28-24-14W; SW 32-24-14W; NE 33-24-14W; SE 33-24-14W; SE 8-25-15W; NE 32-24-14W; NW 32-24-14W; NE 8-25-15W; NW 35-24-14W; SW 36-24-14W; NE 35-24-14W. The following CROWN LANDS have been approved by Manitoba Agriculture, Food & Rural Development for transfer to the purchaser of the private lands listed as these lands are part of the farm unit held by Brian Flower of Ste Rose du Lac, MB: NE 02-25-14W; NW 02-25-14W; NE 03-25-14W; NW 03-25-14W; NE 09-25-14W; E1/2 SE 09-25-14W; SW 09-25-14W; NE 10-25-14W; NW 10-25-14W; SE 10-25-14W; SW 10-25-14W; NE 11-25-14W; NW 11-25-14W; SE 11-25-14W; SW 11-25-14W; NE 14-25-14W; NW 14-25-14W; SE 14-25-14W; SW 14-25-14W; NE 15-25-14W; SE 15-25-14W; SW 15-25-14W; NE 22-25-14W; SE 22-25-14W; NE 23-25-14W; NW 23-25-14W; SE 23-25-14W; SW 23-25-14W. If you wish to purchase the private land & apply for the Unit Transfer contact the Brian Flower at Box 183, Ste Rose du Lac, MB R0L 1S0.

If you wish to comment on or object to the eligibility of this purchaser please write to: Director, MAFRD, Agricultural Crown Lands, PO Box 1286, Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0 or Fax (204)867-6578.

FARM FOR SALE BY TENDER SW 21-9-2W 9135 PTH2W. RM of McDonald Exclusive Listing.

Tenders will be accepted until 12:00pm (noon) on Aug., 31st, 2015. Total Acres 141.85; Cultivated acres 123.5 Includes: 1990-sq.ft house (1976) plus sunroom, out buildings and grain storage. Land rented for 2015 crop year.

For details, tender application, or viewing call Chris at (204)745-7493 or go to www.remaxadvantage.ca RE/MAX Advantage

We BUY used oil & filters Collection of plastic oil jugs Glycol recovery services Specialized waste removal Winter & Summer windshield washer fluid Peak Performance anti-freeze ( available in bulk or drums )

The only company that collects, recycles and re-uses in Manitoba!

888-368-9378 ~ www.envirowestinc.com

CERTIFIED SEED CERTIFIED SEED Cereal Seeds

Phone: 204-526-2145 | www.zeghersseed.com Email: shawnz@zeghersseed.com

Quality Fall Cereal Pedigree Seed Available HAZLET Fall Rye Proven performance!

EMERSON Winter Wheat -

Excellent FHB Rating *R*! CWRW Milling class, improved winter hardiness, excellent yields!

Call or Visit Zeghers Seed Inc. Zeghers Seed Inc. is also a exporter of special crops.

Dealing in Flax, Mustard, Rye, Triticale, Spelt, Peas, Canary, Damaged Canola, Millets, and others. Give us a call for marketing opportunities!

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Acreages/Hobby

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Grain Wanted

St. Claude area Single Family Home 6 bdrm home for rent on acreage. 9.5-mi Southwest of St. Claude. $650 per month plus utilities.

Call (204)212-0492 or (250)864-9648

REAL ESTATE Farms & Ranches – Manitoba ROSA MANITOBA, BEEF CATTLE, Horse or Sheep farm. 80-acs, 65 cultivated, 4-bdrm house, 30x40-ft barn, 30x60-ft machine shed. campground or Bed & Breakfast potential. $260,000 OBO. Call Mel (204)427-3341.

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COMBINES Massey Ferguson

WE BUY OATS Call us today for pricing Box 424, Emerson, MB R0A 0L0 204-373-2328

SEED/FEED/GRAIN Feed Grain

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Custom Cleaning Services includes the use of the Optical Sorter

LOCATION: OAKVILLE, MANITOBA • Custom cleaning winter wheat and fall rye • Ergot removal • Gluten product removal from oats • Grain upgrading, including FHB removal • Sunflower upgrading

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